Ongoing crisis in eastern Ukraine was the principal topic of their conversation.

The U.S. bishops join with other religious leaders and civic leaders "in pledging to work for healing and reconciliation" after a series of racial conflicts "that have taken place around our beloved country," said Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky.

Move considered 'a further sign of the Vatican's commitment to financial transparency'

As the June 18 release of the pope 39 s encyclical on the environment approaches pre-emptive commentary either lauding or diminishing its so-far unseen contents continues apace Asked to comment on the galloping punditry that has anticipated the encyclical Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski noted wit

Declaration urges people to consider the moral dimensions of a changing climate.

U S Conference of Catholic Bishops President and Louisville Archbishop Joseph Kurtz said U S bishops would welcome and cooperate with a new episcopal governing mechanism confirmed in an announcement from Rome this morning The Vatican announced today that Pope Francis had accepted the recommendati

C.D.F. to "judge bishops with regard to crimes...connected to the abuse of minors."

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'One Nation Under God,' by Kevin M. Kruse

'Havel,' by Michael Zantovsky

Punctuation can make a world of difference in our understanding of written communication. Consider, for example, the following sentences: “Let’s eat, Uncle Larry!” and “Let’s eat Uncle Larry!”Each sentence is composed of the same words. But a single punctuation ma

Today the United States reopened its embassy in Havana. Here's what Cubans are saying about the diplomatic thaw.

From the beginning of his pontificate the Argentine pope has given particular attention to “the peripheries” of the world. Bosnia-Herzegovina, with its capital city Sarajevo, is one of them. Life is hard there. The economy is weak, unemployment is high and ethnic tensions are never far f

At St. Anthony of Padua Church in Wilmington, Del., on June 6, President Obama delivered the eulogy for Beau Biden, the son of Vice President Joe Biden. • Pope Francis sent “heartfelt condolences” to the citizens of Ghana after at least 150 people were killed in an explosion at a ga

The alliance between the man and the woman images God in an irreplaceable way.

Church leaders should give a black-and-white answer on the death penalty.

A Canadian government investigation used the term “cultural genocide” to describe the experience of aboriginal people, advising that reconciliation within the country “is going to take hard work.” Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission on June 2 called for changes