Climate change is a faith issue because it deals with God's creation and with poverty, said Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga of Tegucigalpa.

The administration it exploribng the wording of a religious exemption to a mandate that future health plans must cover contraceptives and sterilizations.

Congress must find ways to continue unemployment compensation to protect jobless workers and their families, said the chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development.

Bevilacqua’s longtime secretary for clergy, Msgr. William Lynn, right, is charged with felony child endangerment and conspiracy.

Oregon’s Gov. John Kitzhaber pledged to maintain a moratorium on the death penalty for the rest of his term.

Sixty-six percent of Catholic Charities agencies saw an increase in requests for assistance from families with children.

The team will also be responsible for the further study of liturgical music and singing.

Pope Benedict XVI urged international leaders meeting in Durba, South Africa to reach a credible agreement on climate change.

The move marks a break with a cluster of recent ordinations made without Vatican consent.

A lengthy report opening the U.S. bishops' annual fall meeting painted a dour picture of the state of religious liberty in the United States.