Kinshasa Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo challenges election results in Democratoc Republic of Congo.

A Vatican official said that World AIDS Day is “a privileged moment to relaunch the fight against social prejudice.”

There is no safe nuclear power despite a government’s assurance of safe nuclear energy, a visiting Japanese nuclear expert said in a lecture at the Catholic Center in Tokyo.

The move marks a break with a cluster of recent ordinations made without Vatican consent.

Bevilacqua’s longtime secretary for clergy, Msgr. William Lynn, right, is charged with felony child endangerment and conspiracy.

Oregon’s Gov. John Kitzhaber pledged to maintain a moratorium on the death penalty for the rest of his term.

Sixty-six percent of Catholic Charities agencies saw an increase in requests for assistance from families with children.

The team will also be responsible for the further study of liturgical music and singing.

Pope Benedict XVI urged international leaders meeting in Durba, South Africa to reach a credible agreement on climate change.

New research indicates that frequent churchgoers face the future with more optimism and greater social support than other people.