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New coalition appears ready to treat religious minorities with “openness and equality.”

After almost two centuries in New York City, the nonprofit American Bible Society is moving its headquarters to Philadelphia.“New York has become so extraordinarily expensive that nonprofit staff cannot afford to live in proximity to headquarters,” said Roy Peterson, the society’s

An Indian Catholic leader welcomed the parting message of U.S. President Barack Obama, who reiterated freedom of religion as a fundamental right."We are very happy that the U.S. president has spoken out clearly on the issue of religious freedom," Archbishop Albert D'Souza of Agra, secr

The Rev. Joseph Illo says “altar service is intrinsically tied to the priesthood.”

The chairs of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development and Committee on Pro-life Activities welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court’s January 23 announcement that it would review the drug protocols of lethal injection executions in the state of Oklahoma. The court will consider whether

One of Iraq's Christians chased out of her historic homeland quietly prayed the rosary as a bishop who traveled halfway around the world to meet her and others displaced celebrated Mass for them."It's a journey of encountering God, the poor and the dispossessed," Bishop Oscar Cantu

Very likely to have attended Catholic high school, university

Father Richard P. McBrien, a retired professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame and who was chair of the university's theology department for 11 years, died Jan. 25 at age 78 in his native Connecticut.A Jan. 25 announcement by the university said Father McBrien had died after a long i

Those who follow teaching on death penalty dropped from jury pool

Law enforcement and education need to protect rights of foreign nationals