Juan Francisco Rodríguez Ríos and his wife María Elvira Hernández Galeana were killed on June 28.

Catholics can "take some holy pride that the bishops of Cuba were in this mediation," Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski said.

The 2009 fiscal period marked the third year in a row that Vatican expenses outpaced revenues.

Gubernatorial front-runner Rodolfo Torre Cantu was gunned down along with four others 200 miles south of the Texas border.

Advocates for the homeless see hopeful signs in a federal plan unveiled June 22 by the Obama administration.

Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida vetoed a proposed Florida bill, but similar legislation is having more success in other states.