THE VATICAN -- The church’s positions on bioethical issues and matters of global social justice received marked attention during Pope Benedict XVI’s meeting with President Barack Obama on July 10 in Rome. Mr. Obama had traveled to Rome for the Group of 8 summit, an annual meeting of the

Orphanage staffers are overwhelmed by the number of children being dropped off because their families cannot feed them.

The Catholic social tradition, President Obama said, still impresses me, and it can be a powerful force still in American society.

Supreme Court candidate Sonia Sotomayor took on detailed questions about court cases both famous and arcane.

The Group of Eight nations have pledged $20 billion to combat global hunger through greater support of agriculture

We think that a return to the country at this time could unleash a bloodbath, said Cardinal Oscar Rodríguez Maradiaga.