Dispatches

South Africa ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2007.

There was more evidence of a Francis Effect on religious leadership today with the release of a declaration on climate change meant “to engage the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims on the issue of our time.”

Belleville’s bishop reflects on Ferguson, Sandra Bland and #BlackLivesMatter

Whatever happened to our idealism? It’s starting to look like we think being an idealist means wearing an Apple Watch.

At least two explosions in one of northern China’s most important ports has killed 44 people, including 12 firefighters, while injuring hundreds and causing millions of dollars in property damage.

More than 1,000 crosses have been forcibly removed from churches since early 2014.

Perhaps you’ve heard, Pope Francis is coming to Washington.

Their offering of Gregorian chant, Marian hymns and prayers and sung passages from The Rule of St. Benedict, has topped the Billboard charts in classical traditional music for several weeks in a row, captivating listeners far beyond this monastery’s walls.

Ken Hackett has a distinguished record in the humanitarian field having worked for 40 years with Catholic Relief Services.

Here’s the “probable cause” behind one of the thousands of U.S. gun homicides