Faithful in the poor neighborhoods of Buenos Aires, where Pope Francis conducted mass before becoming the pontiff, started a ...

ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Tuesday canceled papal audiences through the weekend and delegated others to cover for Pope Francis as the 88-year-old pope remained hospitalized with a multi-pronged ...

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Amnesty International is urging French lawmakers to reject a bill this week that would ban headscarves in all sporting competitions. The bill is backed by right-wing senators and will be ...

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square in June 2014. (Photo: Alfredo Borba/Wikimedia Commons) What can the pope represent for non-Catholic Christians? The question is worth asking ...

Donald Trump has expressed interest in a deal which would see Ukraine hand over raw earth materials in exchange for military ...

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Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV for the first time. 1349: 900 Jews are burned alive ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said Ukraine would have a seat at the table during any peace negotiations with Russia ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — Close to 100,000 protesters thronged the center of Brussels on Thursday while airports and public transport ...

Everything is happening so fast that, as a journalist, I sometimes find it hard to pause and analyze the facts. It is said ...