The native populations of Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador face endemic poverty, illiteracy, ill health and government neglect.

The question of whether the wage increase will help or hurt the economy remains to be seen.

Pope Benedict XVI’s message about environmental protection in Charity in Truth has applications both in daily life and in the political arena, adovocates say.

A conference addresses expanding a successful Lectio Divina Scripture study program for Hispanic Catholics.

Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who died Aug. 11, was "a woman of ardent faith and generous public service" said the apostolic nuncio to the United States.

Sister Carol Keehan decried reports that Catholic health care leaders are “working at cross-purposes” with the U.S. bishops on the abortion issue.