A military attack on Iranian nuclear facilities would not, in view of the U.S. bishops and other Catholic leaders, be justified under Catholic teaching.

The Irish Association of Catholic Priests said it is “disturbed” that the group’s founder, Fr. Tony Flannery, is under investigation by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

A majority of the most dangerous countries in the world for women are found in Latin America and the Caribbean.

On March 30 Anna Maria College in Paxton, Mass., rescinded its invitation to Victoria Kennedy, widow of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, to speak during spring commencement ceremonies.

A half-dozen states that have passed laws modeled on Arizona’s could all be affected by the outcome of Arizona v. United States.

A federal judge ruled that the terms of a Department of Health and Human Services contract constituted a violation of the First Amendment’s establishment clause.