Catholics in North Africa say that the Vatican does not seem to recognize that they face different challenges than sub-Saharan Africa.

Maria Odom, an immigration attorney in Georgia, has been named executive director of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network.

A groundbreaking survey of “religious activists” has found that activists on both ends of the political spectrum are deeply religious.

Bishop Luis Santos Villeda said that dialogue is important to avoid the possibility of civil war.

Pope Benedict XVI said that he was deeply saddened to hear of the roadside bombing that killed 10 Afghan civilians and six Italian soldiers.

The Vatican has approved a small change in the U.S. Catholic Catechism for Adults clarifying teaching about God’s covenant with the Jewish people.