it was probably thanks to Jesuit Father Roberto Busa that today’s computers don’t just crunch numbers, but amass, sort and link words, allowing written works online to be easily searched and analyzed. Father Busa died late Aug. 9 at the age of 97

More than 11 million people in the region could be affected by the famine, brought on by drought and escalating food costs.

Archbishop Pietro Sambi, the apostolic nuncio to the United States since 2006, “enjoyed the highest respect and deepest affection” of the nation’s Catholics, Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan said.

The ongoing drought and famine afflicting Somalia and other East African nations is "a humanitarian crisis that cries out for help to Christians throughout the world."

The Rev. Antonio Mora ministers to a town under siege, where masked men guard checkpoints and roads are blocked by burnt cars.

According to a new U.N. report, Palestinian families within the Israeli-administered Area C on the West Bank are being driven from their homes.

Christian organizations raise their voices on the best way to protect the poor and refuce the national debt.

Lady Gaga's fascination with Christian imagery

Violence, poverty, unemployment, hunger and precarious living conditions continue to make life difficult for Salvadorans nearly 20 years after the 1992 end of the 12-year civil war.