Pope Charges World Leaders On Food For All

Pope Francis has urged UN member states to work toward combating food wastage, reducing volatility of food prices and creating a sense of global solidarity to ensure food security for all.

Pope hopes to bridge religious divide in wa-scarred Bosnia

Members of the Bosnian special police forces take part in a security exercise, ahead of Pope Francis' visit, in Sarajevo, Wednesday, June 3, 2015.

Vatican's NO. 3 fights allegations in Austral;ian abuse probe

Cardinal George Pell walks onto the stage for the opening mass for World Youth Day in Sydney. Pell, now the Vatican’s third-most-powerful official, has been dogged for years by allegations that he mishandled the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis in his native Australia, and now the scrutiny is more intense than ever.

Climate of change, the Catholic church'ss dance with science

From Galileo to genetics, the Roman Catholic Church has danced with science, sometimes in a high-tension tango but more often in a supportive waltz. Pope Francis is about to introduce a new twist: global warming.

The field of genetics was started by a Catholic cleric, Gregor Mendel. Entire aspects of astronomy, including the genesis of the Big Bang theory, began with members of the Catholic clergy. While some religions reject evolution, Catholicism has said for 65 years that it fits with the story of creation.

Pastor Shot Outside Connecticut Church as He Put Up Flags for Memorial Day

A Connecticut pastor was shot outside his church early Sunday morning (May 24) as he put flags outside the church for Memorial Day. NBC Connecticut reports Rev. Dr. Augustus Sealy was shot twice in the right leg and once in the left shoulder in a drive-by shooting outside First Church of the Nazarene in Hartford. 

The New Pew Survey on Religion & Lament for Nominal Christianity

A new Pew survey shows the number of Americans identifying as Christians declining from 78% to 70% since 2007. The religiously unaffiliated have increased from 15 to almost 23%. Non-Christian religionists have increased from about 5 to 6%.