Deep economic problems and violent demonstrations in Venezuela have left Catholic charities struggling to supply food and medical supplies amid an increase in demand for services, said a top Catholic aid official."The situation has been getting worse over the last year, but now we're at the

Cardinal calls to keep but reinterpret doctrine for divorced and remarried.

Chicago Cardinal Francis E. George is preparing to undergo a new round of chemotherapy to address "current signs of activity of cancer cells surrounding his right kidney," according to a March 7 announcement by the Chicago Archdiocese.The cardinal has met with his medical team, which recom

Life-changing Jerusalem trip "informed and deepened the book in a way I never anticipated."

Catholic clergy in Crimea have defended Ukraine's right to self-determination.Bishops called for prayers for peace, but a priest in the naval port of Sevastopol said the families of Catholic troops serving with Ukrainian and Russian forces were "deeply confused and worried" about the m

Pope suggests the church could tolerate some types of nonmarital civil unions.

The Catholic Church needs to find a way to offer healing, strength and salvation to Catholics whose marriages have failed, who are committed to making a new union work and who long to do so within the church and with the grace of Communion, Cardinal Walter Kasper told the world's cardinals.Jesus

Archbishop calls for "human and diplomatic solidarity" as war clouds gather over Crimea.

Catholic church leaders in the Central African Republic said they believe European nuns working in the country are "generally safe," after reports of rape by retreating armed groups."We've heard about acts of rape by various armed groups, and we've deplored them," said Ms

Pope Francis said bishops should act not like ambitious corporate executives, but humble evangelists and men of prayer, willing to sacrifice everything for their flocks."We don't need a manager, the CEO of a business, nor someone who shares our pettiness or low aspirations," the pope s