The Syrian refugee crisis—now totaling nearly 4 million refugees—has reached a “tipping point,” in which countries in the region are no longer able to handle the flow of refugees across their borders, warned U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops officials who recently traveled

The Catholic Church firmly opposes the death penalty and urges all states to move toward its abolition, said the Vatican's permanent observer to United Nations agencies in Geneva."My delegation contends that bloodless means of defending the common good and upholding justice are possible and

As the second anniversary of Pope Francis' election approached, an international group of philosophers, sociologists and theologians gathered to discuss how to renew the church in a secular age; many said that is exactly what Pope Francis is doing."I think the church had gotten into the sta

'New York has lost a good and holy pastor. America magazine has lost a true friend.'

Four nationally circulated Catholic publications called for abolishing the death penalty in the United States in a jointly published editorial.America, National Catholic Register, National Catholic Reporter and Our Sunday Visitor urged their readers, the U.S. Catholic community and people of faith t

A bill to repeal the death penalty and replace it with a sentence of life without parole is currently making its way through the Kansas Legislature.Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback told Catholic News Service that he will "see what's actually in the bill" before making any decision on whether