A Vatican representative called for “courageous decisions” after Palestinian leaders appealed for statehood.

In  2010, 15.1 percent of Americans—46.2 million people, an all-time high—were living in poverty.

The U.S. bishops have asked preists to address “the terrible toll the current economic turmoil is taking on families and communities.”

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."