The EU wants to speed up processing asylum applications by creating a list of "safe countries of origin." Tunisia is on the ...

The man who would be one of the most traveled popes in history once was known for avoiding travel, keeping to weekend trips ...

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. The Vatican said Francis suffered a stroke which led to a coma and his heart to fail, as ...

Nations and cities from Cairo to Cape Town also wonder whether one of their own will stay in Rome as the next pope ...

Saba and I have written the Uganda chapter for the last five years, and each time we do it we think hard and fast about what to cram into 6,000 words. Ultimately, we identify and highlight about three ...

LYON, France (AP) — Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from ...

The Vatican released the announcement from Archbishop Diego Ravelli, the master of liturgical ceremonies. The presiding ...

Reactions to Pope Francis' death are flooding in as world leaders share condolences and messages about his papacy.

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated many conservatives with critiques of ...

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated many conservatives with ...

who had been imprisoned in the country for five years, but also ushered in a new era of U.S.-Cuba relations. “I pray for an ...