At the time of his election in May and in the months immediately following, this correspondent expressed a cautious ...

The Vatican confirmed the appointment of a bishop in China “elected” by local clergy during the sede vacante period after ...

The Trump administration's new National Security Strategy is at odds with church teaching and Pope Leo's priorities on the ...

"Every day, the world discards 1.5 billion plastic cups, 250 million pounds of clothes, 220 million aluminum cans, 3 million ...

The Vatican accepts the resignation of detained underground Bishop Joseph Zhang Weizhu, replacing him with state-approved Bishop Francis Li Jianlin in Xinxiang. Critics condemn the move as a betrayal ...

Efforts to combat global poverty remain unchanged in part because of severe cutbacks in American international aid, ...

On Jan. 23, hundreds of couples in Bangkok tied the knot in a mass wedding ceremony after a 2024 bill recognizing same-sex ...

President Donald Trump said Monday that he would allow Nvidia to sell an advanced type of computer chip used in the ...

Donald Trump has declared the death of Pax Americana, which has underpinned global security since World War II. This is a development of profound historic importance for Australia. There’s not the ...

A key congressional panel focused on China’s impacts on human rights and religious freedom is urging Congress and the Trump ...

A federal judge said Tuesday that the Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking ...

Francis, 88, died on Monday at the Vatican. Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, was buried Saturday at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major after dying one week ago at 88 years old.