The Rhode Island governor's decision “to avoid the word Christmas” in an invitation to a “holiday tree lighting” ceremony “is most disheartening and divisive,” said Bishop Thomas Tobin.

Kinshasa Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo challenges election results in Democratoc Republic of Congo.

There is no safe nuclear power despite a government’s assurance of safe nuclear energy, a visiting Japanese nuclear expert said in a lecture at the Catholic Center in Tokyo.

Sixty-six percent of Catholic Charities agencies saw an increase in requests for assistance from families with children.

The team will also be responsible for the further study of liturgical music and singing.

Pope Benedict XVI urged international leaders meeting in Durba, South Africa to reach a credible agreement on climate change.