The question of whether the wage increase will help or hurt the economy remains to be seen.

Topics to be addressed inclue governance; vocation promotion, admission and formation policies; and spiritual life and common life.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement will no longer detain families at a much-criticized former medium-security prison in Texas.

A Catholic archbishop said only a few people accused in last year's violence against Christians have been arrested.

Can mass violence in Darfur, Congo and Somalia be stopped? A report from the United Nations General Assembly.

Pope Benedict has urged the minority Christian community not to be deterred by the attack on Christian homes.