The U.S. bishops' conference urged changes on abortion funding, conscience protection and immigrants’ access to health care.

The economic downturn that has been a hardship for Americans has had a greater impact on the elderly in Cuba, who increasingly struggle to fend for themselves.

Earthquakes, oppression, floods and famine are just some of the targets of the Jesuit Universities Humanitarian Action Network.

Conditions deteriorate for Christians in Syria—and for everyone else—as fighting and bloodshed grow wider.

Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone called for free universal access to AIDS drugs and therapy and insisted this begin by giving antiretroviral drugs to H.I.V.-positive pregnant women.

In Belfast on June 27, Queen Elizabeth of Britain shook hands with Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, a former Irish Republican Army commander.

The election of Mohamed Morsi has fed fears that Islamists will use their political mandate to impose restrictions on dress and behavior.

Aid agencies from the Catholic church join the effort to respond to widespread flooding in India's Assam state.

Nigeria's Catholic bishops worry as attacks persist against Christians and tensions reach 'dangerous' levels.

The U.S. bishops wondered aloud if they needed professional help to better communicate their message to the American public.