Mother Mary Joseph Rogers, M.M., founder of the Maryknoll Sisters, will be inducted posthumously into the National Women’s Hall of Fame on Oct. 12. • Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI emerged briefly from prayerful retreat to celebrate Mass in the Vatican on Sept. 1 with a group of his former do

Will Catholic universities negotiate wages and working conditions with adjunct faculty?

Human Rights Watch urged Egypt's leaders to protect churches against mob attacks.

Members of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious announced on Aug. 19 at the close of their assembly and national board meeting in Orlando that they were pleased with the dialogue they had with the church official appointed to oversee their organization as part of a Vatican assessment and hop

The church has lobbied intensely against a proposed bill in California.

The U.N. refugee agency said on Aug. 19 that some 30,000 Syrians had streamed into northern Iraq and thousands more were waiting to enter. “This new exodus from Syria is among the largest we have so far seen during the conflict, which is now into its third year,” said Dan McNorton, a U.N