Signs Of the Times

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.

Miguel Diaz, 45, is a professor of theology at the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University, both in Collegeville, Minn.

Since South Africa dropped its visa requirements for Zimbabweans, “the wait at the border on the South African side is said to be about nine hours.”

Chaldean Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho, of Mosul, Iraq, was honored posthumously with the 2009 Path to Peace Award in New York on June 9.

The much-discussed Freedom of Choice Act “does not directly address the conscience claims of health care entities, said lawyer Susan Stabile.

Faith is never a solitary activity, nor can it be simply private, said Archbishop Vincent Nichols during his installation Mass.

Sri Lankan government forces killed or injured over 25,000 civilians during its final offensive against Tamil militants, say humanitarian workers.