"I've been living in this country for 18 years now and I've never seen this kind of pressure and fear," Father Pineda said.

A year ago, Pennsylvania's attorney general issued a scathing grand jury report that detailed abuse by more than 50 priests and other clergy against hundreds of children going back decades.

Jesus’ words are not a commentary on state welfare.

Climate change is already affecting vulnerable populations across the world, in places that are the least able to adapt.

A parish on the Mexico-Guatemala border is preparing for Central Americans seeking safety from the gang violence that is gripping El Salvador and Honduras.

"The reason we have freedom of conscience is not just to protect ourselves."