Pope Francis and Ahmad el-Tayeb, the grand imam of al-Azhar University, met at the Vatican on May 23.

Despite the significant achievement of the Iran nuclear deal, the president’s Prague agenda has been mostly stalled since 2010.

The tenacious protesters lost their final Hail Mary bid to reopen the church when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear their case.

Ly has served several long terms in prison or under house arrest for promoting political and religious freedoms in the communist nation.

Duterte questioned the relevance of Catholic bishops, citing his overwhelming victory in the May 9 presidential election despite efforts by them to persuade Filipinos not to vote for him.

Holy Spirit Missionary Sister Veronika Theresia Rackova, 58, was shot while driving an ambulance after taking an expectant mother to the hospital.