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After watching firsthand as Pope Francis bowed his head for a blessing from Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew during the pope's Nov. 28-30 trip to Turkey, an American-born Orthodox priest felt a joyful disbelief."I couldn't sleep that night," said Orthodox Father Emmanuel Lemelson,

The Greek Orthodox flock in Turkey is estimated at no more than 4,000 people.

Less than a week after he was installed in his new position, Chicago Archbishop Blase J. Cupich had a brief private meeting with President Barack Obama when the president visited the city to promote his executive actions on immigration.In an interview aired on CBS's "Face the Nation" N

72 of 142 men in detention have been cleared for release but remain mired in legal limbo.

The scenes of chaos and violence in Ferguson, Missouri, on Nov. 24 following the grand jury's decision not to indict the white police officer in the shooting death of Michael Brown, an African-American teenager, reveal deeper issues going on in the country, said one of the country's black Ca

Economic activity depends on a foundation of trust that cannot be compromised without creating harmful consequences for all parties, said Jesuit Father Drew Christiansen, distinguished professor of ethics and global development at Georgetown University.Reflecting on the global financial crisis of 20

The largest Roman Catholic geographical district in Brazil, located deep in the Amazon along the Xingu River, has more than 800 Catholic congregations but only 27 priests.Bishop Erwin Krautler, prelate of Xingu (pronounced Shin-goo), has argued that the situation calls for drastic measures. In April

Catholic aid workers and clergy are finding that life and coexistence are becoming increasingly difficult in Jerusalem as tensions simmer and violence between Israelis and Palestinians mount with no end in sight.Acts of violence, seemingly one retaliatory measure after another, have occurred since J

Francis warns of the threat of ‘state terrorism,’ which kills terrorists and innocents alike.