Catholic Charities of New Orleans received $15 million to oversee an effort to provide direct assistance to Louisiana fishing families affected by the 2010 B.P. oil spill.

Deb Word finds shelter for homeless gay and lesbian teens who have been shunned by their own parents.

The heads of the Christian churches in Jerusalem, including the Latin patriarch, Fouad Twal, reiterated their sense that “a two-state solution serves the cause of peace and justice."

A delegation of Christian and Muslim leaders hope that their visit to Iran will improve relations between the two squabbling countries.

They allege that “Vatican officials tolerate and enable the systematic and widespread concealing of rape and child sex crimes throughout the world.”