Signs Of the Times

Catholic Relief Services and Caritas Internationalis coordinate a global response to the unprecedented emergency in Pakistan

Access to water is just one small part of the complex of political and structural discord between Israelis and the Palestinians.

Iraq’s ancient Christian communities face extinction if a U.S. withdrawal is not accompanied by a comprehensive humanitarian response, says Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick.

A Philippines bishop has urged the government to resume peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front amid reports the rebel group is preparing for war. 

Catholic and other church-owned health systems have been shown to demonstrate greater quality and efficiency than not-for-profit or investor-owned systems.

A generation after the end of the cold war, the Initiative proposes redirecting resources saved by nuclear arms reductions toward peace-building.

Catholic dioceses continue to report mounting problems keeping their schools afloat amid a lackluster economy.

Anglo-Catholic clergy are sharply divided over how to respond to the ordination of women as bishops.

In June, the court voted to uphold a federal law that makes it a crime knowingly to provide “material support” to organizations designated as foreign terrorist groups.

“All of the musical settings need to be rewritten,” said Annette Wright, a director of music from Ray Township, Mich.