His election raises questions about the future role of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.

The most fundamental motivation of science is the human desire for contemplation.

UNICEF reported on June 17 that 92 percent of some 7,600 children who made the dangerous crossing of the Mediterranean Sea from Libya so far this year have been unaccompanied by adults, up from 68 percent last year. • The Rev. Hermann Scheipers, the last surviving priest to have been imprisoned

Syriac patriarchs, marking the two-year anniversary since Islamic State militants expelled Christians from a large part of Iraq, denounced “the ethno-religious genocide” of their people and called for the liberation of those areas. Syriac Catholic Patriarch Ignace Joseph III Younan and P

Because most people today do not understand that sacramental marriage really is a bond that binds them to each other for life, many marriages today can be considered invalid, Pope Francis said on June 16. “We are living in a culture of the provisional,” he told participants in the Dioces

“If you boycott Israel,” said Gov. Cuomo, “New York will boycott you.”

Obama’s Missed OpportunityRe “Steering the Ship of State,” by Robert David Sullivan (6/6): This is not an objective look at our president’s legacy. President Obama has represented this country with grace, style and, for the most part, magnanimity. I have been grateful for his

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Ten months after an agreement ended armed conflict between forces loyal to South Sudan’s top political rivals, South Sudan’s bishops called for the nation to “rise above negativity” and pull together to achieve lasting peace in the world’s youngest nation. The prelates

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It is hard to imagine the U.S. government would ignore such persistent poverty levels on the mainland.

There is a need to pass on the things that meant something to us.

It is only natural that longtime residents are wary of the new hipster on the block.

Acts of public mourning and solidarity were observed across the nation and around the world in the aftermath of the attack by a lone gunman in Orlando that claimed 49 lives and left 53 others wounded. Family members identified and began to bury their lost loved ones this week as expressions of regre

"[Y]our history and the events of your beloved people stir in me admiration and sorrow," says Pope Francis to the Armenian people in preparation for his visit on June 24-26.

On Tuesday morning the main national road was blocked by debris and tires, street disturbance similar to the kind of actions folks who are old enough will remember were common in streets leading into townships during the protests in the 1980s apartheid era.

“‘You shall not kill’ has absolute value and applies to both the innocent and the guilty.”

The justices' one-sentence opinion on Thursday effectively kills the plan for the rest of Obama's presidency.

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo described himself as "deeply disappointed" by the tied vote

Pope Francis is making his first foray into the former Soviet Union with a weekend visit to Armenia, a year after he riled Turkey by declaring the Ottoman-era slaughter of Armenians genocide and amid fresh tensions with rival Azerbaijan.The Vatican has long cheered the Armenian cause,