Signs Of the Times

The Group of Eight nations have pledged $20 billion to combat global hunger through greater support of agriculture

Catholic bishops from Spain’s Basque region kept quiet about the killing of priests by right-wing forces during the Spanish Civil War.

Pope Benedict XVI underwent a procedure under local anesthesia to repair a fractured right wrist.

Ethical values are needed to overcome the current global economic crisis, said Pope Benedict XVI in Caritas in Veritate.

The Catholic social tradition, President Obama said, still impresses me, and it can be a powerful force still in American society.

We think that a return to the country at this time could unleash a bloodbath, said Cardinal Oscar Rodríguez Maradiaga.

A conference in New York took up a topic that has been much debated in recent years in arenas ranging from popular culture to papal addresses.

The U.S. bishops have agreed on a set of principles designed to ensure a fair process when health care workers decide whether to join a union.

Some U.S. bishops and Catholic university presidents are preparing for a dialogue aimed at reaching a consensus about speakers on their campuses.

One of the biggest challenges is to make sure that the greater openness shown by Muslim leaders filters down to the average Muslim.