Signs Of the Times

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

Alleviating the “acute suffering of the poor” in North Korea must take priority over military action.

The poverty rate is much higher in Africa, where about one in four people suffers from chronic hunger.

Five texts being prepared for use in English-speaking countries failed to get the necessary two-thirds votes of the Latin-rite U.S. bishops.

The United Nations has appealed for massive financial support to serve refugees and internally displaced people.

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.