January quot hosts quot the U S C C B 39 s Poverty Awareness Month and National Migration Week and two U S bishops led the charge in the press this week on themes related to these issues Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput on immigration reform and Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski on fixing

The Associated Press reports tonight that in a late night ruling Justice Sonia Sotomayor has blocked the implementation of portions of President Barack Obama 39 s health care law that would have forced some faith-affiliated organizations to provide health insurance for employees that includes birth

In 2013 the use of the death penalty continued its steady decline by almost every measure, according to a report released today by the Death Penalty Information Center. Executions in the United States dropped by about 10 percent from 2012, from 43 to 39, “marking only the second time in the pa

A group of about 50 Catholic scholars from across the United States has urged Catholic University President John Garvey to get with the Pope Francis spirit and take advantage of ldquo an opportune time to educate students about the importance of business ethics and global solidarity rdquo How By t

You know you are not going to have a great Christmas when the season opens with a lawsuit from the likes of the American Civil Liberties Union but the season turned even less merry yesterday when the N Y Times editorial board weighed in solidly against the U S bishops 39 conference ldquo When

As South Africans prepared to bury Nelson Mandela on December 6, tributes from around the world began pouring in, acclaiming a man who brought South Africa back from the brink of revolution and through a slow, sometimes painful process of reconciliation.

Archbishop Joseph E Kurtz president of the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops called a suit by the American Civil Liberties Union against the U S bishops for their ldquo Ethical and Religious Directives rdquo ERDs ldquo misguided rdquo and promised to defend Catholic teachings ldquo in s

Remembering Nelson Mandela free at last and his great humanity nbsp and his exemplary role in promoting reconciliation and forgiveness Pope Francis reacts Cardinal Dolan 39 s statement and more on quot Madiba quot Congress nears a quot a modest accord quot on budget Does today 39 s unempl

Workers around the country stepped away from their jobs at fast food restaurants and other low-wage sites on Dec 4 in protests demanding improved wages They say their wages are too low to support their families and that many as a result rely on government assistance to get by The typical fast foo

Yet another study confirms the alarming pace and extent of U S income inequality According to research by nbsp Emmanuel Saez an economics professor at UC-Berkeley U S income inequality has been increasing steadily since the 1970s and now has reached levels not seen since 1928 Pew Research nbsp