The father testified in an Australian court against the cardinal.

People of the southwest Pacific Ocean nation of Papua New Guinea face dual threats from rising sea levels and the advent of undersea mining for valuable metals.

After World War II, American classrooms swelled with baby boomers. Desperate for English-speaking sisters, some bishops turned to Ireland for help.

After two years working on a documentary about Pope Francis, the noted German filmmaker Wim Wenders said he is most struck by the pope's courage.

As Trump touts border wall in California, skeptics say it misses the point.

Hawking's avowed atheism did not keep him from engaging in dialogue and debate with the church as his work and contribution to the papal academy showed.