Signs Of the Times

Utah’s Gov. Gary Herbert signed a series of bills that have been described as a state equivalent of comprehensive immigration reform.

A new report evaluates the subminimum wage for tipped workers—72.9 percent of whom are women.

With the world’s attention fixed elsewhere, local church officials in Africa warn: “Côte d’Ivoire is sliding into civil war.”

Violence in the contested Abyei region of Sudan threatens to derail talks leading to the birth of Africa’s newest country.

Bishop John H. Ricard, S.S.J., 71, of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Fla., is retiring because of health concerns.

Numerous Catholic volunteers have come forward in the wake of the disaster to assist with the outreach of Caritas Japan.

Coptic leaders in Egypt were initially reluctant to support the spontaneous movement against Hodni Mubarak.

Church bells rang and horns blasted in Lebanon to honor Bishop Bechara Rai of Jbeil.

Are dioceses following the “spirit and the letter” of the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People”?

Calls for the creation of a no-fly zone over Libya grew louder as civilians came under fire from forces loyal to the Libyan leader.