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After years of strain, relations between Ireland and the Vatican are warming up.

The call to live simple, communal lives is not for clerics alone but all Catholics.

Federal regulators have so far declined to rein in high-frequency trading.

The world should pause for a moment to acknowledge the fortitude of the Afghan people.

Turkey’s troubles are worrisome for those looking for models of authority in the region.

By the end of 2016, a Catholic church will rise in the sands of the Muslim world.

The N.R.A. sends an “alert” calling for the defeat of Obama’s nominee for surgeon general.

Increasing popular opposition to the death penalty in Iran, especially for juveniles

Orthodox and Catholic leaders in Russia and Ukraine must work for peace in Crimea.

Drone strike against wedding party in Yemen violated policy endorsed by Obama, says HRW.