A Catholic priest who was taken hostage by militants linked to the Islamic State group says he's being held alongside 200 other captives, including children.

Rick Best defended two women being accosted by a passenger yelling hate speech about Muslims and other groups.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he asked Pope Francis to help Canadians "move forward on a real reconciliation" with the country's indigenous people.

The secretary of education arrived in Indiana's capital to address the national policy summit of the American Federation for Children, a national advocacy organization for school choice.

In recent years, the Jesuit university "has experienced a series of financial challenges," like many small, public and private universities, a university news release said.

Migration should be "a choice rather than something forced or involuntary," said Philippine Archbishop Bernardito Auza.