Church agencies teamed with international aid groups and the Philippine government to assist tens of thousands of people left homeless.

The disputed report claims that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops spent $26.6 million in 2009 on advocacy and outreach.

The Rhode Island governor's decision “to avoid the word Christmas” in an invitation to a “holiday tree lighting” ceremony “is most disheartening and divisive,” said Bishop Thomas Tobin.

Kinshasa Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo challenges election results in Democratoc Republic of Congo.

There is no safe nuclear power despite a government’s assurance of safe nuclear energy, a visiting Japanese nuclear expert said in a lecture at the Catholic Center in Tokyo.