In the wake of Cardinal Walter Kasper's call for a clarification of the doctrine on indulgences, John O'Malley, S.J., offers this short history.

Prelates in several Latin American countries have spoken about the problem of drug trafficking in recent months.

Homeland Security plans to deploy federal agents to the southern border region are receiving mixed reviews from Mexican Catholic officials.

President Obama said he would be happy to avoid ethical disputes if alternatives to embryonic stem-cell research turn out to be equally promising.

The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life criticized a hasty public declaration of the excommunication of the girls mother and doctors.

Mauricio Funes (left), a journalist and proponent of liberation theology, was elected president of El Salvador on March 15.