Bishop Cantu asks pastors, deacons and parish leaders 'to exercise increased vigilance'

Although mentioned in one of Jesus' parables, only a very hardy few visit prisoners.

The head of the U.S. bishops' pro-life committee Aug. 3 urged U.S. senators to take the federal money that goes to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and instead fund women's health care providers that do not promote abortion.

Archdiocese argued sale violated California law protecting the elderly

The chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, welcomed the White House's Clean Power Plan that establishes federal limits on carbon emissions from coal-fired power plans

The Holy See has renewed its call for international cooperation to bring to an end the conflicts in the Middle East and help care for the millions of refugees from Iraq and the Syrian war.