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The working document for the October 2014 extraordinary Synod of Bishops offers a picture of the Catholic Church today struggling to preach the Gospel and transmit moral teachings amid a "widespread cultural, social and spiritual crisis" of the family.The 75-page "instrumentum la

Parishioners donate food, clothing and time, but ‘a long-term solution is needed.’

Meriam Ibrahim had been sentenced to death by hanging for marrying a Christian.

Moral questions are at the heart of the push for a higher federal minimum wage.

Fleeing the Syrian civil war, refugees struggle to put their lives together in Jordan.

“Don’t forget the three P’s: prayer, peace and poverty,” Pope Francis, speaking in English, told the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, as he bade him farewell after their 40 minute meeting in the Vatican on June 16. “We must walk together!” he added.It was t

A suspect in the attack on the Phoenix parish has been arrested

Although they have not yet reached full unity, Roman Catholics and Anglicans continue their dialogue, come together in prayer and work side by side, including on a new project to combat human trafficking around the world."I thank God that, as disciples sent to heal a wounded world, we stand tog

Pope Francis condemns ‘increasingly intolerable’ effects of the free market.

The spate of shooting incidents in America continued unabated into June: Oregon, Las Vegas, California.Cable news channels showed images of grieving families, disconsolate young people, grim-faced police chiefs and arrest photos of the suspects, be they alive or dead at their own hand."We'r