As a younger man Law was hailed for his courageous positions on desegregation and civil rights, but his legacy is marred by the sexual abuse crisis.

The United States is thwarting the advancement of millions of its citizens, a UN rapporteur says.

Making ancient Scripture sensible in contemporary languages will always prove a hazard-heavy challenge.

While diplomats and advocates weigh in on the crisis, Catholic Relief Services in Bangladesh, supporting the local Caritas office, is responding with humanitarian assistance, delivering food and critical survival supplies to thousands of Rohingya families.

The United States has removed itself from another international dialogue aimed at tackling a complex international challenge—migration.

After surviving ISIS, Christian communities in Nineveh face a new threat as Kurdish Peshmerga forces and Iraqi government troops backed by Shiite militias square off across the province.

Bishop Coyne urged the retention of the current open internet policies in the wake of a FCC draft proposal that would repeal those protections.

The change was in “no way” a response to the C.C.H.D.’s persistent online critics, an archdiocesan official says.

“What we need to do is just continue to live out the challenge of ‘Laudato Si’,’ which is to examine our relationship with the earth, with God and with each other to see how we can become better stewards of this gift of the earth.”