Housing is a human right, especially for women, who often are solely responsible for the care and upbringing of children, a Vatican official said.

Roman Catholics and Anglicans should renew their commitments to praying and working for Christian unity, Pope Benedict XVI said.

Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Jos, Nigeria, called for calm after a suicide car bomb struck a Catholic church on March 11.

Demographic data show the U.S. church is younger and more ethnically diverse, though increasingly Latino.

Attacks on Christians in Africa, the Middle East and Asia more than tripled between 2003 and 2010

An invitation from the White House to “work out the wrinkles” regarding the health care mandate failed to reach an agreement.

On March 5 St. Francis Xavier Church in Henryville, Ind., became the main aid center for local victims of a devastating chain of tornadoes.

According to the president of Caritas Lebanon, families escaping Syria "are coming out in the cold with nothing but the clothes on their backs.”

In a letter to Congress, Bishop Stephen Blaire and Bishop Richard Pates supported moves to strengthen programs that help the poor and vulnerable at home and abroad.

As many as 30 people have been killed in violence related to the Koran burnings.