Signs Of the Times

Palliative care must be part of the nations health care reform, said Colleen Scanlon (left), of the Catholic Health Association.

The Vaticans spokesman, Federico Lombardi, S.J., said that the speech on June 4 brought an element of hope to the world.

A pastoral letter to Chinese Catholics encourages the reconciliation of “official and unofficial” segments of the church community

The withdrawal of federal forces will cause panic among people, said one priest who tracks casualties among the Christian population.

Vatican officials met with the foreign minister to discuss ideas that came out of the Saudi-sponsored World Conference of Dialogue in Spain.

An decision to seize the funds of several Catholic institutions in order to force them to comply with tax regulations was quickly reversed.

Franciscan Father Michael Perry of the United States (left) was elected June 5 as vicar general of the Order of Friars Minor.

Will federal health reform be like “the Massachusetts plan on steroids,” as one commentator predicts, or something else entirely?

The Child and Youth Well-Being Index shows that the quality of life for children has dropped significantly since its peak in 2000.