“We understand that there is going to be some concern and vetting” of refugees seeking protection and resettlement in the United States to make sure they have the “proper intent,” but “we are going to be ready to receive them.”

Religious liberty and Catholic identity are early topics of U.S. bishops' meeting in Baltimore

In the aftermath of the attacks in Paris, which at press time had claimed 132 lives and left hundreds more wounded, President François Hollande vowed to “be unforgiving with the barbarians from Daesh.” By Nov. 15 France had begun bombing raids on the ersatz capital of ISIS, Raqqa in Syr

“I am close to the people of France, to the families of the victims, and I am praying for all of them,” Pope Francis said.

Scores have been killed in numerous attacks across the city of Paris tonight. Reacting to the carnage in Paris, the Holy See called for a united and decisive response.

In a keynote address on Nov. 11, Archbishop Cupich urged that the United States finally fix its broken immigration system, begin treating migrants to its borders as people in need of protection, not detention and begin responding more generously to the Middle East crisis by accepting more people

After hovering for years in political limbo, the long-proposed Keystone XL pipeline, intended to move heavy Canadian crude oil through America’s heartland to the Gulf of Mexico and ultimately out into the world market, was brought to ground on Nov. 6 by President Obama. After noting that Secre

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The president said that America is now a global leader in taking serious action to fight climate change. “And frankly, approving this project would have undercut that global leadership. And that’s the biggest risk we face—not acting.”

This is the first time the U.S. public has been able to read the fine print of a deal that will govern issues related to commerce, intellectual property and human and labor rights for 40 percent of the global economy—if it clears substantial hurdles being erected in Washington.