Carrie Gress is the author of "The Marian Option: God's Solution to a Civilization in Crisis."

Cardinal Turkson insists that the ultimate causes of environmental degradation must be sought in the sinfulness of the human person.

The Supreme Court said a Lutheran preschool should not be excluded from a state grant program to refurbish its playground surface just because it is a religious entity.

The Vatican expressed "grave concern" on Monday for a Chinese bishop who it says was "forcibly removed" from his office several weeks ago and whose whereabouts are unknown.