Was this 19-year-old girl in Detroit killed by paranoia Add in housing expenses and U S poverty is worse than current measure suggests Cardinal Dolan 39 s letter to Congress pushing immigration reform mdash again mdash gets noticed by the Wall Street Journal As Bishop Meet Hopes Are Raised and t

The annual bishops meeting in Baltimore next week is already notable for a few reasons It is the last meeting that will be led by outgoing President New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan A new president will be elected widely expected to be the conference Vice President nbsp Louisville Archbishop Josep

In a November 7 letter addressed to Speaker of the House John Boehner Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York president of the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops called upon members of the House of Representatives to address immigration reform legislation ldquo as soon as possible ideally prior to

The argument that independent voters have wearied of Tea Party shenanigans got a boost from the election results last night as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie overwhelmed his little known Democratic opponent and Democrat Terry McAuliffe leaned in for a win in Virginia A GOP pragmatist supported

International organizations which help people recover from disasters such as floods, famines and earthquakes are missing opportunities to achieve more, according to a new report commissioned by ActionAid, CAFOD, Christian Aid, Oxfam and Tearfund. The report concludes that when international aid

No surprise dept Mohammed Morsi 39 s trial is a bit of a mess Pope Francis celebrated All Saints with a prayer for migrants who have died in attempted crossings to a better life Cutting food stamps is no way to balance the budget says Bread for the World 39 s David Beckmann In Iran Christians t

Eighty-seven migrants have died after attempting to cross the Sahara with the ultimate goal of escapign to Europe Pope Francis is the 4th nbsp lsquo most powerful rsquo person in the world according to Forbes which ranks Pope Francis immediately after the Presidents of Russia the USA and China

Catholic Charities has left the building, in Detroit. At least temporarily. Even as the city of Detroit grapples with the implications of bankruptcy, because of a recent consolidation and reorganization the area’s Catholic Charities services have been going through an upheaval of their own. Th

While European leaders ponder the problem of how to humanely respond to the armada of refugees emerging from North Africa for a perilous crossing across the Mediterranean, a United Nations expert today urged the international community to focus on the human rights situation in Eritrea, a country man

Jesuit Refugee Service is serving thousands of internally displaced Syrians.