The proposed law strives to provide justice for victims of religious violence and and hold law enforcement officials accountable for not stopping the violence.

A three-day conference on issues faced by Catholic advocates of comprehensive immigration reform is scheduled for Jan. 11-13 in Salt Lake City.

Christians represent nearly a third of the estimated 6.9 billion 2010 global population.

Peace is not simply a gift to be received from God, the pope said; it is a task people of good will must undertake.

Sculptures and statues of the priest and scientist Matteo Ricci, S.J., are appearing throughout China.

The new secretary general of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, said “I see my appointment as recognition from the bishops of the work that women are doing in this part of the world.”