As the crisis deepen, churches are harboring the injured while Church officials -- and Pope Francis -- appeal for peace.

 

 

This week's In Focus looks at the challenges that children with special needs and their parents face when it comes to attending Mass and receiving the sacraments.

 

 

Nestled along the Pacific Ocean, a shrine in Santa Cruz, Calif., offers gardens, art and -- most importantly -- a place to honor this patron of the Church.

 

 

U.S. bishops and other Catholic leaders express mixed feelings on how the $956 billion Agricultural Act of 2014, passed in early February, will be spent.

 

 

The Church is in need of solutions to the priest shortage, poor faith formation and repercussions of divorce.

 

 

Catholic groups increasingly have been looking for catechetical expertise, tools and resources to better serve special-needs children.

 

 

 

-- Pope Francis, during his Ash Wednesday Mass homily.

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