More than 40,000 people from 41 countries gathered in Anaheim, Calif., for the annual Los Angeles Religious Education Congress.

Pope Benedict XVI’s brief visit to Latin America ended in Cuba after a private meeting with the aging former President Fidel Castro.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case 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.

Cardinal Mahony said the United States as a nation has been sending "two clear messages at the same time: 'no trespassing' and 'help wanted.'"

On March 20 the Vatican released a summary of the findings and recommendations of its offical visitation to Ireland.