The U.S. architects of military combat may not heed all of the moral consequences raised by high-ranking chaplains, but they will hear them out and in some cases they have been influenced

Clergy, gun control advocates and other observers say though that gun violence of any type - whether characterized as mass shootings or not - is destroying the soul of the country.

The attack left over 40 people dead and over 230 injured.

In his first public address in almost a year, retired Pope Benedict XVI expressed his sincere gratefulness to Pope Francis

A Mass offered for Puerto Rican victims of the June 12 mass shooting in an Orlando nightclub was interrupted when local police entered to investigate the possibility of a bomb inside.

In a 5-3 vote the U.S. Supreme Court struck down restrictions on Texas abortion clinics that required them to comply with standards of ambulatory surgical centers.

European Catholic leaders expressed concern that the decision by United Kingdom voters to leave the European Union threatened unity across the continent.

"Our children deserve to have a safe summer," Fr. Michael Pfleger told the crowd.

"I think the church not only must say it is sorry to the gay person it has offended, but also to the poor, to exploited women," Pope Francis said.