As an uneasy calm returned to the Congolese city of Goma, following a unilateral ceasefire declared by the rebels, people began burying the dead, and agencies rushed aid to thousands of ...

Skiers at Mount Shasta Ski Park in Northern California have a new protector. No, it is not a revamped ski patrol or new lifts ...

Christians are called to follow Mary's example by responding to God's love with action, reaching out to others instead of withdrawing from the world, Pope Francis said. Reflecti ...

Smiles, laughter, prayer and strategizing abound at the Bishops' Office for U.S. Visitors to the Vatican. Just a few blocks from Rome's famous Trevi Fountain, the visitors' office is wh ...

Governments have a serious responsibility to care for their nation's children, but no caring person can stand by idly when children anywhere are starving, said the founder of a p ...

Budgets, it has been said, are moral documents. By examining what they include and exclude -- fund and don't fund -- the apparent priorities of their makers are revealed. With a new U.

Q: I'm a parish priest and recently, when I went to order hosts and sacramental wine for my parish, I noticed the company I ...

Anyone who reads the daily newspaper finds within its pages a glimpse into the sorrow and despair that is -- and always has been -- a part of human life. It can be easy to grow a bit numb and detached ...