Time has accomplished what a U.S.-supported invasion, a crushing economic embargo, the collapse of the Soviet Union and any number of external and internal catastrophes could not: the removal of Fidel Castro from direct control over the people of Cuba. Suffering from failing health, Castro has final

Obama had 'bold ideas' but more focus on poverty needed, says Catholic Charities head.

A group of Catholic leaders urged fellow Catholics in Congress to set aside "partisan bickering" and support the U.S. bishops' efforts on behalf of a comprehensive immigration reform, calling it a sanctity of life issue and an important step in building a culture of life."Our nati

New biography paints nuanced picture of the public intellectual.

Pope Francis didn rsquo t mince his words when he addressed the state authorities and church leaders of the Philippines He called on them to combat and eliminate ldquo the scandalous rdquo social inequalities and injustices as well as the corruption that is widespread in this land where more th

New book explores the social teaching of the first Jesuit pope.

12 murdered at satirical newspaper

They band together to search for sons, recover their bodies

Immigration on the coasts and housing boom of the Sun Belt bolster regions' political clout

Many immigrants might soon be able to "come out of the shadows."