In Belfast on June 27, Queen Elizabeth of Britain shook hands with Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, a former Irish Republican Army commander.

The election of Mohamed Morsi has fed fears that Islamists will use their political mandate to impose restrictions on dress and behavior.

Aid agencies from the Catholic church join the effort to respond to widespread flooding in India's Assam state.

“Nuns on the Bus: Nuns Drive for Faith, Family and Fairness” is sponsored by Network, a Catholic social justice lobby based in Washington, D.C.

U.S. bishops object to House proposals for food assistance cuts.

The U.S. bishops' conference urged changes on abortion funding, conscience protection and immigrants’ access to health care.

The economic downturn that has been a hardship for Americans has had a greater impact on the elderly in Cuba, who increasingly struggle to fend for themselves.

Earthquakes, oppression, floods and famine are just some of the targets of the Jesuit Universities Humanitarian Action Network.

The state of human rights in China came under scrutiny after photos of a victim of forced abortion went viral.

As protest continue, Fernando Lugo, the bishop-turned-president who was impeached on June 22, announced that he was forming a parallel government.