Mark Pattison - Catholic News Service

“We are gathered in solidarity and witness” to support the region’s Christians who face “tragedy” every day. “Much, much needs to be said about what continues to happen in the Middle East.”

Although mentioned in one of Jesus’ parables, only a very hardy few visit prisoners.

Troops can still select unit leaders based on their religious principles.

Polling may show that Americans are roughly split on President Obama’s overall job performance as president, but his visit to El Reno and the commutations show evidence of an emerging consensus that sentences are too harsh and that many prisoners are locked up for far longer than necessary.

Lisa Sharon Harper, director of organizing for the Sojourners community in Washington, defined "America's original sin" as "racial hierarchy" at a June 15 conference on solidarity and faith issues in the nation's capital.Two days later, that sin reappeared in a shocking a

An Associated Press survey of abortion in the United States this decade has revealed that the number of abortions has gone down by 12 percent since 2010.

President Barack Obama, a late addition to a Catholic-evangelical summit at Georgetown University on overcoming poverty, said events like those in Ferguson, Missouri, and in Baltimore demonstrate a need to "refocus attention on poverty."Obama, speaking May 12, said, "We have been stuc

From parish halls to the Pentagon, climate change is gaining attention.

Assisted suicide bills working their way through states, courts