Poor people's lives 'should not be treated so cheaply'

Immigration and poverty on bishops' public policy agenda

Acknowledging that families come with complications, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops reminded his fellow bishops Nov. 10 that their role is to accompany their family of the church through their fears and concerns."Evangelizing means witnessing to our hope in Jesus,&quot

Documents answer when archdiocese learned of abuse and what church officials did about it.

Church protests beating deaths of Christian couple accused of blasphemy.

Brittany Maynard, a young California woman who was suffering from terminal brain cancer and gained national attention for her plan to use Oregon's assisted suicide law, ended her life Nov. 1. She was 29 years old."We are saddened by the fact that this young woman gave up hope, and now our c

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila said the Synod of Bishops on the family was more than a series of discussions on divorce and gay unions and that the impact of poverty on families, especially in Asia, was a major concern of participants."Poverty is really affecting the Filipino family in a

Synod calls the faithful 'to walk alongside people in difficult or exceptional situations.'

Looking ahead to the October 2015 world Synod of Bishops on the family, Cardinal George Pell said the task for Catholics "over the next 12 months" is to explain "the necessity of conversion, the nature of the Mass," and "the purity of heart the Scriptures require of us to re

Dallas bishop explains decision to shelter fiancée of Ebola victim and three others.