Controversy over women's ordination, even at the synod, detracts attention from the plight of women in the Catholic Church ...

The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, ordered a reorganization of the diocese's geographical divisions -- a series of "sectors ...

Photos and videos showed brown water rushing through the Elephant Nature Park as staff and volunteers carried dogs in ...

The interior ministry filed an affidavit stating marital rape be treated more leniently than rape committed outside marriage ...

As the Jewish community celebrates Rosh Hashanah amid the Israel-Hamas war and rising antisemitism around the world, two New ...

Cardinal Fernández urged caution, saying Pope Francis believes more reflection is needed before addressing the issue ...

Millions of dollars for military training is unnecessary while education quality drops due to budget cuts, critics say ...

Calls US body 'biased with a political agenda' after it said India should get ‘Country of Particular Concern’ status ...

Pope Francis makes the sign of the cross as he opens the second assembly of the Synod on Synodality with a Mass concelebrated ...

Typhoon Krathon slammed into Taiwan on Oct. 3, bringing mudslides, flooding and destructive winds to the shuttered island ...

There is a widespread sense in the U.S. that American politics is broken. Perhaps there is no greater indicator of that than ...

Cambodian authorities have extended abroad their long-running crackdown on dissent with a former maid facing a potential five ...