Speaking on behalf of his fellow Catholic bishops in California, Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton praised the California Supreme Court decision.

One month after President Barack Obama announced the relaxation of regulations governing travel and remittances to Cuba, activists were pushing to lift travel bans on all U.S. citizens. Members of Congress, representatives of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Human Rights Watch called for

The Vatican has condemned the latest round of nuclear testing by North Korea, warning that such acts of aggression threaten “the very survival” of the country’s own people by exacerbating its isolation. • Catholic Relief Services has announced that the agency will focus on hel

Miguel Diaz, 45, is a professor of theology at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University, both in Collegeville, Minn.

Faith is never a solitary activity, nor can it be simply private, said Archbishop Vincent Nichols during his installation Mass.

The more we change, the more Cuba will change, said Representative James McGovern, a co-sponsor of the Freedom to Travel to Cuba bill.