The Australian government has struggled mightily with the question of refugees.

"This House believes that Christians, Yezidis, and other ethnic and religious minorities...are suffering genocide at the hands of Daesh."

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Heading back to Rome following his moving visit with refugees in Greece on April 16, Pope Francis confirmed to reporters that he had met with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders that morning as he was leaving his residence. Sanders and other participants at a Vatican conference were staying in the Domus San

A new museum of contemporary art opens in New York.

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Pope Francis brought a message of love and inclusion during his five-hour visit to the Greek island of Lesbos on April 16 in a way that resonated across the world. And in what has become typical for this papacy, he did so by both words and gestures.While the decision to take three Syrian refugee fam

A new book reveals activities by the Russian president to train small military units in Western Europe.

Francis appeals to the visual sense for understanding authentic love.

Church officials in Pakistan have backed a government plea to the international community not to demonize all Muslims because of acts of terrorism committed by a few extremists. Negative news and publicity against Muslims by the Western media are helping extremists fuel hatred against Muslims worldw

Religious nonprofits challenging their participation in the contraceptive mandate under the Affordable Care Act filed a legal brief on April 12 that could end the standoff with the Obama administration. In the brief, objectors to the mandate agreed with a U.S. Supreme Court proposal that such covera

It's been over two years since abduction of close to 300 schoolgirls by Boko Haram.

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A dream broke his heart wide open. Only then did he stop behaving like a caged criminal.

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According to the report, 73 percent of Catholics “look to their own conscience ‘a great deal’ for guidance on difficult moral questions.”