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.

“We are convinced that no public good is served by this unprecedented nationwide mandate," said the general counsel to the U.S. bishops' conference.

Migration refroms discussed among Catholic leaders focus on protecting Central American and Haitian migrants.

“We cannot be silent in the face of words or actions that would undermine the institution of marriage," Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said.

House Republicans passed a 2013 budget reconciliation package  that included cuts in social services despite an appeal from the U.S. bishops.

The figure was below the number of 62 million reported in 2000, but the difference is due to a change in the way data was collected.

Speakers at a conference in Dublin called on the hierarchy to open structures of dialogue with lay Catholics about the future of the church.

It was “a very bitter truth” that “democratization of the Middle East does not bring relief to the people who live there.”