Comfort and challenge from a superstar pope who is still up to the job: Here are seven things that stood out during Francis' ...

An Indonesian archbishop has urged the government to respect the rights of ethnic people as it goes ahead with a ...

Pope Francis is expected to speak about war and peace, the migrant crisis, ecology, secularization and the sexual abuse of ...

Sulaiman is so practiced at stripping a zebra shark that he can skin the animal in just a few minutes. He sticks a knife into ...

Pope Francis held his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday, two days after cancelling meetings over ...

Indonesia, ranked among top 35 countries for natural disaster risk, is actively preparing for potential megathrust earthquakes that could trigger ...

"I offered that the Vatican would receive her in our territory. Right now, the lady is a symbol. And political symbols are to ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens was held for 19 months, drawing international attention to violent insurgency in Indonesia ...

Pope Francis' Sept. 2-13 trip to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore revealed themes of his pontificate ...

Phillip Mehrtens, 38, has been released after 19 months spent in captivity after being kidnapped by rebels in Indonesia’s ...

A New Zealand pilot held captive by the West Papua National Liberation Army was released after 19 months. After lengthy ...

Rebel spokesman said Jakarta had “bribed” one of its commanders via a local politician to release hostage Phillip Mehrtens.