South Africa ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2007.

There was more evidence of a Francis Effect on religious leadership today with the release of a declaration on climate change meant “to engage the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims on the issue of our time.”

Colombia's bishops express optimism about peace process that began in late 2012

Those who profess a faith other than Christianity, or no faith at all, should always be welcome

The Catholic university is currently rethinking the role of theology in its core requirements.

The United States is "a nation of immigrants and we are proud of that," New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said at the Marian shrine of Knock.

Julian Bond was a long-time legislator and breaker of barriers.

The Tianjin Diocesan Social Service Center helped line up 60 volunteers to assist the government's rescue and relief work. Volunteers donated drinking water, clothes and other supplies to hospitals and temporary settlements for evacuees.

Rumors and questions are circulating in China about the explosion in Tianjin. The question is, will we ever have answers?

At the heart of the class combat in "Show Me a Hero" is fear, a fear that is made worse by the fact the black, brown and white residents of Yonkers know very little about one another.

The GOP here demonstrates a flexibility not found in all Southern states.

When we enter into the vulnerability of meeting another person in all of her/his humanity, we enter into the beautiful mystery of friendship and romance that has fired the human heart for centuries.

Some helpful thoughts as educators prepare for the resumption of the academic year

In Australia, sensitivity to the interreligious diversity that marks Asia today

Belleville's bishop reflects on Ferguson, Sandra Bland and #BlackLivesMatter

Eighty years have come and gone, and the Social Security Act, while derided by some—and cherished by many—is still here, helping the Ida May Fullers of our time.

Whatever happened to our idealism? It’s starting to look like we think being an idealist means wearing an Apple Watch.

How does Pope Francis factor into the election? At least one candidate's been talking about him a lot.

How much of your Christ comes from him? How much, from you?

Prime Minister Rui Maria de Araujo and the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, signed the accord during an official ceremony at the Government Palace in Dili, the capital city, on August 14.