A generation after the end of the cold war, the Initiative proposes redirecting resources saved by nuclear arms reductions toward peace-building.

Pope Benedict XVI praised the 108 nations that have adopted a treaty banning the stockpiling and use of cluster bombs.

Access to water is just one small part of the complex of political and structural discord between Israelis and the Palestinians.

Catholic and other church-owned health systems have been shown to demonstrate greater quality and efficiency than not-for-profit or investor-owned systems.

Catholic dioceses continue to report mounting problems keeping their schools afloat amid a lackluster economy.

Catholic aid organizations are responding in Pakistan after the most intense monsoon rainsin the past 30 years caused landslides and floods.