Dr. Pellegrino published 23 books on medical science, philosophy and ethics.

President Obama on June 14 nominated Ken Hackett, who served for 18 years as the president of Catholic Relief Services, to be U.S. ambassador to the Holy See. • A bill introduced by the Quebec government on June 12 that redefines palliative care to include “terminal medical sedation&rdquo

Three bishops weighed in on the ongoing Congressional debate on immigration reform.

A new state department report cited growing religious persecution in Arab Spring countries.

More than a million immigrants have been deported from over the past five years.

Finding a solution to the “ongoing scandal” of worldwide hunger should be a top priority, said the Vatican’s representative to the United Nations. Addressing a U.N. General Assembly meeting on sustainable development goals on May 23, Archbishop Francis A. Chullikatt, permanent obse