The office is one of the most important in the Vatican, overseeing all religious orders under the Catholic church.

Karlo and AATF will be allowed to grow BT maize for the next ten years as the court says there is no significant threat to ...

Pope Francis on Monday named Sister Simona Brambilla the first female prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated ...

Four young men allegedly abducted by Kenya’s security agents were released Monday following public outcry, amid contrasting ...

His orange henna-dyed beard and striking eyewear would make him easy to pick out in a crowd, but Abdul Qadir Mumin has ...

The group whose flag was found after a New Orleans truck-ramming attack has never stopped orchestrating and inspiring acts of ...

Waves of unrest have swept through Mozambique since a disputed Oct. 9 election, with security forces accused of killing ...

A club of governing former liberation movements has failed to intervene as the mineral-rich yet poor country edges closer to ...

Not only businesses and shops but also homes are being attacked and looted by criminals. Bangladeshi residents, many of whom live in the country with their families, say they are living in fear and in ...

Some 70 countries that are home to half the world’s population held elections this year, and in many incumbents were punished ...

Jimmy Carter’s funeral will feature an interstate choreography of grief, ceremony and logistics that is characteristic of ...