In addition to the violence in Baghdad, the final week of Ramadan saw suicide attackers strike near one of Islam's holiest sites in Saudi Arabia, in an upscale neighborhood of the capital of Bangladesh, and at the international airport in Turkey's commercial hub of Istanbul.

"This was a very human moment. I didn't think of the occupation or the conflict. I thought only of human beings, children who needed my help."

"It takes a great deal of courage to step forward, and even more courage to go public and give your identity instead of a pseudonym. Brian overcame that because he felt so strongly about the sexual abuse of children."

“What kind of relationship is the Democratic Party going to form with people of faith and faith communities?"

"As a Catholic, I like to do this," he said. "It's a good thing to honor their dignity as human beings."

A Supreme Court ruling has pushed advocates to fight even harder for "just and humane treatment" and laws for immigrants and refugees.

Hidalgo's mother has been on a waiting list for 13 years to get legal status through her sister's sponsorship.

Those detained, according to the report, were treated with "aggressive and inappropriate conduct" during the ICE raids.

"I want a church that is open, understanding, that accompanies families who are hurting," Pope Francis said.

'Dawn,' the sequel to Elie Wiesel's better known novel, 'Night,' offered a prophetic critique.

What is extraordinary is that you have been able to distinguish between the tradition as a whole and individual Christians.

Two Vatican or prosecutors asked for prison sentences on July 4 for a Spanish monsignor, an Italian public relations professional and an Italian layman.

To say that going to the beach was an adventure would be an understatement.

The retired pope has given another interview to the journalist and author Peter Seewald.

Elie Wiesel became an eternal witness to that dark 'Night.'

Wiesel's death was announced Saturday by Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial.

Lebanon—a multi-faith nation of just four million people—continues to shoulder the burden of more than two million refugees within its borders.

Many of the ordinary people of Northern Ireland and of Scotland are deeply concerned about the Brexit vote.

Roald Dahl didn’t leave out the awful bits in his stories, and children love him for it.

For content providers—the bishops among them—the decision should mean that they won't be forced into a "pay for play" situation in which they have to fork over money just to get the same treatment as anybody else's websites.