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

The move marks a break with a cluster of recent ordinations made without Vatican consent.

Bevilacqua’s longtime secretary for clergy, Msgr. William Lynn, right, is charged with felony child endangerment and conspiracy.

A lengthy report opening the U.S. bishops' annual fall meeting painted a dour picture of the state of religious liberty in the United States.

Archbishop Silvano Tomasi focused on the responsibility to protect civilian populations from harmful weapons in an address on Nov. 14.

Otto Pérez Molina, a retired general with a controversial past, has been elevated to the presidency.