Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone called for free universal access to AIDS drugs and therapy and insisted this begin by giving antiretroviral drugs to H.I.V.-positive pregnant women.

In Belfast on June 27, Queen Elizabeth of Britain shook hands with Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, a former Irish Republican Army commander.

Aid agencies from the Catholic church join the effort to respond to widespread flooding in India's Assam state.

The election of Mohamed Morsi has fed fears that Islamists will use their political mandate to impose restrictions on dress and behavior.

“Nuns on the Bus: Nuns Drive for Faith, Family and Fairness” is sponsored by Network, a Catholic social justice lobby based in Washington, D.C.

U.S. bishops object to House proposals for food assistance cuts.