Reports that dozens of “hostesses” were sexually harassed at the Presidents Club fundraiser led several charities to return donations from the event.

J.R.S. contends that it is deliberate government policy to make life for refugees as difficult as possible.

Two bishops have now spoken out in favor of considering some form of benediction for gay and lesbian couples.

The annual meeting in Davos brought together people representing business, government, academia and media to discuss the theme, "Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World."

The stresses of the job hit rural priests particularly hard.

In the fall, the first gay weddings were conducted in Germany, following a June 30 vote by the parliament to allow full same-sex marriage.