Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan has pledged a seat in a New York Catholic school for any child who wants it.

The president of the Philippine bishops’ conference denied reports that he threatened to excommunicate the president over his proposal to distribute contraceptives.

In Latin America, women hold only one-third of top-level jobs.

The U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, Miguel H. Díaz, said on Oct. 5 that human migration should be accepted as both a Christian and a political duty.

The Haitian hierarchy will receive substantial support from partners in North America and Europe.

The governor-elect has promised to improve governance in one of Mexico’s most impoverished states.