The Irish practice of placing mentally disturbed children in adult institutions is “inexcusable,” said a report by Amnesty International.

“Our purpose is to call an end to the siege of Gaza, to this illegal collective punishment of the whole civilian population,” said the expedition’s organizer.

According to the postulator for the sainthood of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, her cause is “still waiting for one more miracle.”

Pope Benedict said that the upcoming Synod on the Middle East would “highlight the important value of the Christian presence and witness in the biblical lands.”

The talks focused in part on the association’s support for health reform legislation that the U.S. bishops opposed.

Sister Margaret Mary McBride concurred with an ethics committee’s decision to abort the fetus of a gravely ill woman.

U.N. human rights experts call upon Honduran government to guard the safety of journalists.

Pope Benedict XVI met last month with the first ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the Vatican.

Vatican cautions that the successful development of a synthetic cell can have many practical applications, but the technology must be regulated.

The U.S.C.C.B. has withdrawn from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, citing the group’s “expanded and broadened agenda.”