C Joseph Vijay, a 51-year-old film star-turned-politician, was sworn in as chief minister of Tamil Nadu on Sunday, becoming the first Christian to hold the office in the second-most-populous southern
When it comes to abortion, Pope Francis has been a clear defender of the humanity of an unborn child.
Catholic leaders in Nigeria are frustrated with the yearslong conflict between traditional Muslim herders and Christian farmers that have claimed thousands of lives and displaced countless people.
The Fifth Plenary Council of Australia kicked off Sunday with an opening Mass in Perth to begin its first assembly taking place online Oct. 3-10.
A blaze, possibly sparked by a gas canister explosion, destroyed part of an historic bridge spanning the Tiber River in Rome before firefighters extinguished the flames early Sunday.
A Muslim mob in northern Nigeria’s Kano state hacked to death a church leader and burned down his home, church and a Christian school to avenge the murder of a woman allegedly committed by a young man falsely believed to be a Christian convert, according to reports.
As young people from around the world discuss ways to make the global economy more respectful of human dignity and of the gift of creation, a group of young adults in Africa shared a notion from their cultural wisdom.
A court in Poland on Tuesday ordered three men to pay the equivalent of $1,990 in damages for toppling a statue of the late Solidarity-era priest Henryk Jankowski over allegations that he sexually abused minors.
A 16-year-old Christian boy from India’s Bihar state, who suffered burns to 65% of his body in an acid attack by suspected Hindu nationalists last month, succumbed to his wounds in the hospital this week.
A nun who escaped Afghanistan in the last airlift to Italy before the Taliban takeover has spoken of the fear she experienced in her final days in the country.
Pope Francis met with people with mental disabilities and their families on Saturday and thanked them for their witness to the Gospel.
