Signs Of the Times

What happens in Sudan will have important effects on its neighboring countries, all of whom have experienced grave humanitarian crises in recent years.

Although several measures of the health of marriage in the United States have declined sharply since 1970, there are some signs of improvement this decade.

A coalition of faith leaders calls for an increase in well-paying, green jobs.

The proposed legislation would allow girls as young as 16 to have abortions without parental consent.

The bishops offer principles of Catholic teaching that might help inform policy choices in Afghanistan.

“For the first time in the history of humanity, the number of hungry persons has reached 1 billion,” Jacques Diouf told the synod.

Flooding in the provinces of Pangasinan and Benguet, about 120 miles from the capital, Manila, began on Oct. 8.

None of the major health reform bills before Congress adequately addresses the concerns raised by the bishops in the areas of abortion, conscience protection, immigrants and affordability.

Progress has been reported on drafting immigration legislation, and promised administrative reviews of some of the most harshly criticized aspects of federal immigration policies.

Nuns from congregations nationwide laboring for Nuns Build were swinging hammers and hanging wallboard in New Orleans homes devastated by Hurricane Katrina.