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Diocesan spending on child protection programs increased by 57% in 2013.

Two Catholic leaders called on the U.S. Senate to pass the Smarter Sentencing Act, which would reform rigid sentencing policies for certain nonviolent drug offenders.Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, and Fathe

With Syrians fleeing daily, UN says the opening of yet another refugee camp is imperative.

The Quran, Islam's holy book, indicates that when a Muslim is in trouble, he should go to Christians, because they are also children of God, so Imam Omar Kobine Layama fled to the house of a Catholic archbishop."His arrival was very emotional because he arrived with only one small bag in hi

One man stepped into his new role promising change but has struggled to deliver it; the other, considered a “safe” choice by the men who elected him, turned out to be an effortless instigator of change from the moment he stepped out onto a Vatican balcony, greeting the world with a humbl

Priest says they are escaping threats of arrest and property seizures after the annexation.

Ugandan priest witnesses great suffering among refugees fleeing the conflict.

Boston cardinal, four women, including a survivor of clerical sex abuse, among members

The first anniversary of Pope Francis' election brought stories highlighting the unique style he has brought to the papacy. Maybe people have forgotten how much of what passes today for papal "tradition" was actually an innovation of Pope John Paul II.Frequent parish visits? Check. Jok