The church hopes to produce more involvement in the church of its second largest and fastest growing community.

A number of nations—many of which already possess nuclear arms—were boycotting the negotiations to ban such weapons.

The world's largest humanitarian crisis in 70 years has been declared in three African countries on the brink of famine.

Among the main concerns addressed by the commission was outreach out to victims, an issue first raised by Collins shortly after she resigned from her position.

Supporters of state proposals to prevent Islamic code from being used in American courts argue they aren't overtly anti-Muslim and are needed to safeguard constitutional rights for average Americans.

Pastors and worshippers say Cuba is in the middle of a boom in evangelical worship, with tens of thousands of Cubans worshipping unmolested across the island each week.