A Catholic aid worker warned of a worsening crisis in the Central African Republic, as church centers are attacked and more armed groups fight over territory and resources.

Then ask: Is it a pearl of great price?

A court ruled unanimously that the New York Archdiocese did not discriminate against a school principal when it chose not renew her contract.

The motive for the explosion on July 25 remains a mystery, though some in the conference said it reflected the violence suffered by society at large in a country with soaring homicide rates and a decade-long drug cartel crackdown.

An explosive device was detonated outside the offices of the Mexican bishops' conference, directly across the street from the country's most visited religious site, the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Without quite knowing it, I had begun to rely on the tradition of the Roman Catholic Church.