Signs Of the Times

President Obama’s recent proposal to open a new round of nuclear arms reduction talks with Russia has inspired hope among disarmament advocates.

Homeowners carrying loans worth more than the current value of their homes, said one lawyer, would likely default again when loan modifications ended.

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja has said that the so-called religious violence between Muslims and Christians in Nigeria is not about religion.

The study reports that those who left the Catholic Church were more likely to have done so because they no longer believed in its teachings.

Catholic bishops elected by several mainland Chinese dioceses will have to be subjected to further scrutiny before they are consecrated.

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom recommended that Venezuela and Cuba should be monitored for violations of religious freedom.

A rebel force fighting the Sri Lankan government is refusing to let noncombatants leave the combat zone.

Northern Irelands Catholic bishops have met with a loyalist group in an effort to build peace… and reconciliation, said Cardinal Seán Brady.

The visit is considered a new horizon of collaboration between Muslims and Christians, not only in Jordan, but in all the world.