Brazil's bishops launched a campaign to aid victims of severe flooding that has left more than 500 people dead. 

The U.N. estimates that 810,000 people are still living in 1,150 camps in Haiti, just over half the peak of 1.5 million in July 2010.

A federal court has ruled that a cross on a San Diego hillside conveys a message of government endorsement of religion.

The bishops plan to focus on "correcting serious moral problems in the current law."

Pope Benedict deplored recent attacks on Christians in Iraq, Egypt and Nigeria.

The penchant for exaggerating Africa’s recent achievements can blind us to serious ongoing problems and stifle our political engagement.