it was probably thanks to Jesuit Father Roberto Busa that today’s computers don’t just crunch numbers, but amass, sort and link words, allowing written works online to be easily searched and analyzed. Father Busa died late Aug. 9 at the age of 97

An investigation by a government panel suggests a continuing failure of the Irish church to implement its own child protection procedures.

On July 19 Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Cardinal Justin Rigali of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and named Archbishop Charles Chaput, O.F.M.Cap., of Denver to succeed him.

The bishop of Toledo, Ohio, has prohibited parishes and parochial schools from raising funds for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, which conducts breast cancer research

It was the third episcopal ordination this year arranged by China’s State Administration for Religious Affairs that had not received papal approval.

On July 9, South Sudan officially broke free of the north and became the world’s newest independent state.

The report, The Changing Face of U.S. Catholic Parishes, tracks trends in U.S. Catholic parish life during the last decade.

A source from the Catholic Diocese of Banmaw claimed that the Burmese government “does nothing to help civilian refugees."

Tunisia's tiny Catholic community prays for the country's transition to democracy and hopes that the nation will embrace full religious freedom.

A coalition of religious investors wants officials at 27 major U.S. companies to look deeper into the role human trafficking may play in the operation of their firms.