The government of Vietnam has reprotedly intensified repression of indigenous Christians from the country’s central highland provinces.

As Catholics, "we understand the need...to [protect] the civil rights of our Muslim brothers and sisters,” Cardinal Theodore McCarrick said.

Only the prickliest atheist could take offense at the Christian message of 'Soul Surfer.'

Pro-democracy protests began against the dictatorial regime of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi in mid-February. Within days, Qaddafi resorted to force, killing dozens. Within a week, regime opponents had opted for armed conflict. The rebels gained control of Benghazi and other towns, but as Qaddafi looked set to defeat them, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1973, authorizing a no-fly zone and “all necessary means” to protect civilians.

In a frank address in Milwaukee, Wi., Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin said "restorative justice is not cheap justice."

Violent protests by South Africans demanding better living conditions are a warning to the authorities, church leaders said.

Antonello da Messina and the suffering Christ

Will no one wake and watch this night with me?

The Supreme Court on April 4 tossed out a challenge to Arizona’s tuition tax credit program.

The U.S. bishops’ Committee on Doctrine concluded that a book by Elizabeth A. Johnson, C.S.J., “contains misrepresentations, ambiguities and errors.”