The Italian bishops' conference encouraged its members to cooperate with civil authorities in cases of clerical sexual abuse, but said the bishops have no legal obligation to report abuse allegations to the police or other civil authorities.In addition, the new Italian church norms say the bisho

The chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on International Justice and Peace said he welcomed the possible release of a Senate intelligence committee report that says the CIA used torture techniques in interrogating some terror suspects after 9/11."It is time for the United States to take

As Rwanda marks the 20th anniversary of genocide, Pope Francis urges reconciliation.

Repeated references to persecution of Christians, "usually referring only to what Christians suffer at the hands of criminals claiming to be Muslims, plays into the hands of extremists," said Catholic leaders in the Holy Land."In the name of truth, we must point out that Christians ar

A U.S. District Court Judge, William S. Duffey Jr., has ruled that two organizations affiliated with the Atlanta Archdiocese—Catholic Charities Atlanta and Catholic Education of North Georgia Inc.—cannot be forced to comply with the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate.In a 91

Atlanta archbishop apologizes, responds to criticism of new $2.2 million residence

Diocesan spending on child protection programs increased by 57% in 2013.

Two Catholic leaders called on the U.S. Senate to pass the Smarter Sentencing Act, which would reform rigid sentencing policies for certain nonviolent drug offenders.Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, and Fathe

With Syrians fleeing daily, UN says the opening of yet another refugee camp is imperative.

The Quran, Islam's holy book, indicates that when a Muslim is in trouble, he should go to Christians, because they are also children of God, so Imam Omar Kobine Layama fled to the house of a Catholic archbishop."His arrival was very emotional because he arrived with only one small bag in hi