According to the postulator for the sainthood of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, her cause is “still waiting for one more miracle.”

The grants are specifically designated for programs that provide a voice for fishermen and the communities affected by the spill.

Pope Benedict XVI met last month with the first ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the Vatican.

Inhabitants of low-lying islands across the Pacific know climate change is very real if rising sea levels are any indication.

Vatican cautions that the successful development of a synthetic cell can have many practical applications, but the technology must be regulated.

The U.S.C.C.B. has withdrawn from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, citing the group’s “expanded and broadened agenda.”