Church agencies teamed with international aid groups and the Philippine government to assist tens of thousands of people left homeless.
The new secretary general of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, said “I see my appointment as recognition from the bishops of the work that women are doing in this part of the world.”
The proposed law strives to provide justice for victims of religious violence and and hold law enforcement officials accountable for not stopping the violence.
A spontaneous decision to join the Peace Corps led Ken Hackett to the career from which he's retiring in January, running Catholic Relief Services.
A three-day conference on issues faced by Catholic advocates of comprehensive immigration reform is scheduled for Jan. 11-13 in Salt Lake City.