The Vatican will be hosting a "spiritual retreat" on April 11-12 for the leaders of South Sudan, focusing on building confidence in the September 2018 peace agreement ending the five-year long civil war and strengthening civility and dialogue in public life.

In two recent actions, the U.S. Supreme Court revealed its death penalty decisions are hardly cut and dried.

“Our nation is better than infanticide,” the archbishop said. “Babies born alive during the process of abortion deserve the same care and medical assistance as any other newborn.”

Dismayed by the negative messages L.G.B.T. Catholics often face regarding their place in the church, Greg Bourke and Michael De Leon decided to take action.

Does an inmate deserve to have a religious representative present during an execution?

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is facing an “unprecedented humanitarian and border security crisis,” according to officials.