C.D.F. to "judge bishops with regard to crimes...connected to the abuse of minors."

The president defended his signature health care law at the Catholic Health Association.

An Associated Press survey of abortion in the United States this decade has revealed that the number of abortions has gone down by 12 percent since 2010.

A society that does not include religious views and challenges in public debate becomes an "enemy of freedom," said the Vatican's foreign minister.

The encyclical, to be published on June 18, is titled "Laudato Sii" ("Praised Be").

"My family and I were on the wrong side of the political fence," said Rita of Honduras in Spanish. Her last name has been omitted for her safety. "We received death threats, we were detained by the police for absolutely no reason."Had we not left, I don't know if we would hav