Israeli forces began withdrawing from parts of the Gaza Strip on Aug. 3, after a quick collapse of a humanitarian ceasefire on Aug. 1 and a ferocious bombardment of the border community of Rafah in its aftermath. As what he described as a redeployment of Israeli forces began, Prime Minister Benjamin

The latest ceasefire in Gaza unraveled less than two hours after it began on Aug 1 when a Hamas operation led to the killing of two I D F soldiers and the capture of a third updated IDF now reports soldier believed captured had been killed and circumstances around the incident are disputed In

U.S. Jesuits make appeal to Jesuit alumni in Congress to uphold human dignity.

Here 39 s an AP lead you don 39 t see every day nbsp Members of Congress are falling over one another to show their support for Israel nbsp While much of the rest of the world watches the Gaza war in horror and scrambles for a cease-fire U S lawmakers are pressing the Obama administration to t

Jennifer M. Haselberger, former chancellor of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, accuses top church leaders of a “cavalier attitude” toward the safety of children.

Testimony in a affidavit in St. Paul, Minn., offers 'cause for concern.'

The Israel Defence Forces have begun a ground incursion on the Gaza Strip.

In nbsp comments nbsp in a university hall in Molise an agricultural and industrial region in southern Italy on July 5 Pope Francis offered more evidence that he intends a serious challenge Pope Benedict 39 s standing as the quot green pope quot Speaking before a group of students struggling

Bishop Eusebio Elizondo auxiliary bishop of Seattle and chairman of the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops rsquo Committee on Migration called upon the Obama Administration on July 2 to reconsider its request to Congress for ldquo fast track rdquo authority to expedite the removal of unaccompa

The U S bishops conference said ldquo justice has prevailed rdquo in its reaction to today rsquo s Supreme Court ruling in favor of Hobby Lobby Stores and Conestoga Wood Specialties ldquo We welcome the Supreme Court rsquo s decision to recognize that Americans can continue to follow their fait