Dispatches

Many perceive the Prime Minister’s comment about refugees as calculated and distasteful.

The Vatican said that during “the cordial discussions” they had spoken about “common spiritual values.”

In his brief message for Lent this year, Francis once again reminds people that throughout human history “God shows himself ever rich in mercy, ever ready to treat his people with deep tenderness and compassion.”

There really is no “bottom” to get to with “The X-Files,” no fully-formed mystery to be uncovered.

State officials report that all children who drank the city’s water since April 2014 have been exposed to lead.

At roughly midway in Jacob Zuma’s second (and constitutionally last) term as president of South Africa polls and growing numbers of protests both suggest a growing discontent with the ruling African National Congress (A.N.C.).

Vatican Congregation’s decree reforming the ceremony comes one year after the pope made the decision

In letter to leaders at the World Economic Forum, Francis speaks to challenges of the “fourth industrial revolution”

Los Angeles archbishop issues statement on the Supreme Court decision to review Obama’s immigration order