The economic downturn that has been a hardship for Americans has had a greater impact on the elderly in Cuba, who increasingly struggle to fend for themselves.

The U.S. bishops' conference urged changes on abortion funding, conscience protection and immigrants’ access to health care.

Earthquakes, oppression, floods and famine are just some of the targets of the Jesuit Universities Humanitarian Action Network.

Conditions deteriorate for Christians in Syria—and for everyone else—as fighting and bloodshed grow wider.

Islamist militants have claimed responsibility for the deaths of more than 50 people in north-central Nigeria 

The U.S. bishops wondered aloud if they needed professional help to better communicate their message to the American public.