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.
In Belfast on June 27, Queen Elizabeth of Britain shook hands with Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, a former Irish Republican Army commander.
The U.S. bishops' conference urged changes on abortion funding, conscience protection and immigrants’ access to health care.
Aid agencies from the Catholic church join the effort to respond to widespread flooding in India's Assam state.
Earthquakes, oppression, floods and famine are just some of the targets of the Jesuit Universities Humanitarian Action Network.
The election of Mohamed Morsi has fed fears that Islamists will use their political mandate to impose restrictions on dress and behavior.
Conditions deteriorate for Christians in Syria—and for everyone else—as fighting and bloodshed grow wider.