Catholic leaders from some of the world’s worst conflict zones gathered in Rome on May 29 and 30 to discuss ways to make peace.

Refugees are continuing to arrive from Syria as more Christians and Alawite Muslims fear they could become targets of Sunni Islamic militants.

President Barack Obama awarded the 2012 Presidential Medal of Freedom to the civil rights activist Dolores Huerta.

Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Germany called for a “social market economy” in the wake of the fiscal crisis that has gripped much of Europe.

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A bill that would have prohibited abortions motivated by the gender of the unborn child failed to gain a needed two-thirds majority.

Congress should support laws that promote transparency among companies that mine in the Congo, said the president of Congo's bishops' conference.

The Leadership Conference of Women Religious calls Vatican's assessment 'flawed.'

Because of a general disregard for Christian values, Chaldean families often find themselves in a world they are not accustomed to.

Indigenous protests against mines turn violent after opposition members killed and arrested.