The 21 cardinals-designate named by the pope Oct. 6 hail from 18 nations. Eight of the cardinals come from Europe, five from ...

The home ministry said it was working to rescue numerous people who had been stranded on the highways. Rescuers in knee-high rubber boots were using shovels to clear mud from the worst-hit riverside ...

Cardinal Fernández urged caution, saying Pope Francis believes more reflection is needed before addressing the issue ...

Since 1972, the CMC nuns have managed the school, which is owned by India’s leading cement maker, Associated Cement Company ...

Pope Francis’ call for the release of Myanmar’s jailed democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and his offer of the Vatican as a ...

The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, ordered a reorganization of the diocese's geographical divisions -- a series of "sectors ...

Hundreds of Pakistani people marched on the streets of the national capital Islamabad calling for an end to abuses by Muslim ...

Millions of dollars for military training is unnecessary while education quality drops due to budget cuts, critics say ...

The interior ministry filed an affidavit stating marital rape be treated more leniently than rape committed outside marriage ...

Photos and videos showed brown water rushing through the Elephant Nature Park as staff and volunteers carried dogs in ...

As the Jewish community celebrates Rosh Hashanah amid the Israel-Hamas war and rising antisemitism around the world, two New ...

Controversy over women's ordination, even at the synod, detracts attention from the plight of women in the Catholic Church ...