Long before Pope Francis earned the nickname, St. John Paul II was known as “the people’s pope.” St. John Paul II recognized the value of modern travel and mass media in spreading the Gospel and a global message of good will.

It is impossible to ignore the bleak economic and social realities that many African-Americans and members of other racial minority groups still face.

The Vatican and China, which severed diplomatic ties in 1951, have had on-again, off-again talks since the 1980s.

Election monitors documented ballot stuffing and intimidation during Russia's election.

The nerve-agent attack on two Russians in the cathedral city of Salisbury has Britons feeling as though they are back in the pages of a James Bond novel.

California, it is argued, cannot be permitted to enforce this law, which levies fines for noncompliance, against centers whose “sole mission is encouraging expectant mothers to give their children the opportunity for life.”