Signs Of the Times

The bishops urged both Palestinians and Israelis to support public officials who “take courageous initiatives for a just resolution of the conflict.”

Cardinal Claudio Hummes said instances of abuse by priests are “criminal facts that the church can never tolerate in any way.”

The  United States’ lack of attention to a renewed arms race in Latin America  has some international policy experts worried.

The bishop who oversees Medjugorje has objected to Cardinal Christoph Schoborn’s very public pilgrimage to the site.

Among those turning 75 this year is Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia.

The recently discovered remains reveal new information about how people lived during Jesus’ lifetime.

The effort to give stockholders a “say on pay” gained traction in 2009 as 38 public companies said they would address compensation issues.

Thailand’s Catholic aid agency was refused access to more than 4,000 ethnic Hmong asylum seekers as Thai soldiers arrived to deport them to Laos.

Relief agencies are preparing for “thousands and thousands” of dead and injured in the wake of the worst earthquake to strike Haiti in two centuries.

Archbishop Timothy Dolan said all the funds collected in New York would be routed through Catholic Relief Services.