Several rulings and policy announcements are effectively rolling back immigration policies initiated by the George W. Bush administration.

"We're very hopeful that significant health reform is going to happen," said Jeff Tieman of the Catholic Health Association.

At a press conference in Washington, D.C., two Congressmen urged Obama to forgo rescinding the Bush administration's conscience-protection regulation.

Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Israel on May 11, the midpoint of his eight-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

The "Oppose Destructive Stem-Cell Research campaign encourages viewers to express opposition to proposed federal guidelines.

Homeowners carrying loans worth more than the current value of their homes, said one lawyer, would likely default again when loan modifications ended.