As cardinals voted for a second day to choose the next head of the Catholic church, speculation continued over which names ...

As Catholics wait with bated breath for the name of the next pope, we take a look at what’s behind a pontiff’s name.

The conservative Italian press is accusing Emmanuel Macron of trying to interfere with the outcome of the conclave, in favor ...

Sharaa, who with the toppling of Bashar al-Assad last December, shed his fatigues and his Islamist militia leader name Abu ...

Thousands of supporters of an Islamist group turned out on the streets of Dhaka to oppose a plan to enshrine equal rights for ...

The continent as a whole is strong in the faith, it is the only region where numbers are still growing and it ordains the highest number of priests in the world.

A group of more than 20 United Nations experts said world leaders faced a decision "to remain passive and witness the ...

This time, Bibiraii Amodu is exploring the MADHouse in Lagos, Nigeria. Plus, a backpack supporting deaf kids, Rwandan ...

In a boiling Parc des Princes and with a one-goal lead, PSG managed to qualify for the 2nd Champions League final in their ...

For the third day in a row, Port Sudan, once considered a rare safe zone in Sudan's civil war, has been rocked by drone ...

A spate of violent kidnappings has targeted wealthy French cryptocurrency investors as criminal gangs seek to extort ransoms.

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