Catholic social justice organizations, petitioned President Obama to support the formation of an independent commission on the use of torture.

Father Robert J. Cornell died May 10 at St. Norbert Abbey in De Pere, Wis.

Migrants and refugees tend to be the first to lose their jobs, in part because "their status is called into question."

A relief worker who recently returned from Pakistan's Swat Valley said the civilians displaced by a government crackdown face "horrible conditions."

Several rulings and policy announcements are effectively rolling back immigration policies initiated by the George W. Bush administration.

"We're very hopeful that significant health reform is going to happen," said Jeff Tieman of the Catholic Health Association.