China has far less to gain from establishing relations with the Vatican than vice-versa.

The papal commission for the Protection of Children has asked Peter Saunders, one of its two survivor members, to take a leave of absence.

Aid in place needed to staunch refugee crisis.

The first ever meeting between the the heads of the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches is a truly historic event.

New scandals call in to question the state of South Africa's democracy 20 years after Mandela.

In an exclusive interview on China, the pope said, "the Western world, the Eastern world and China all have the capacity to maintain the balance of peace and the strength to do so."