Pope in Hiroshima: Use and possession of atom bomb ‘immoral’
HIROSHIMA, Japan — Pope Francis traveled to Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Sunday to demand that world powers renounce their nuclear arsenals, declaring th...
US security adviser says world silent on China camps
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — President Donald Trump's new national security adviser is criticizing what he says is silence from the rest of the world over C...
From air, pope greets leaders of China, Taiwan and Hong Kong
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis managed an airborne diplomatic dance by sending telegrams of greetings to the leaders of China, Hong Kong and Ta...
Pope urges Thais young and old to practice faith with joy
BANGKOK — Pope Francis ministered to Thailand’s tiny Catholic community Friday, urging Thais young and old to practice their faith with joy and with “...
The cost of coming forward: 1 survivor’s life after #MeToo
GREENSBORO, N.C. (RNS) —Megan Lively glanced down furtively to the copious notes she had jotted in a thick spiral-bound notebook resting in her lap.
Pope in Thailand calls for action to protect women, children
BANGKOK — Pope Francis called Thursday for women and children to be protected from exploitation, abuse and enslavement as he began a busy two days of ...
Israel to host largest event ever focused on anti-Semitism
JERUSALEM — Israeli officials announced Wednesday that dozens of world leaders will arrive in Jerusalem for the largest-ever gathering focused on comb...
Pope arrives in Thailand to encourage Catholic minority
BANGKOK — Pope Francis arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday to begin a tour of Thailand and Japan, beginning a mission to boost the morale of those countri...
5 things to know about Pope Francis’ visit to Thailand
BANGKOK — Pope Francis arrives in Thailand on Wednesday for the first visit here by the head of the Roman Catholic Church since St. John Paul II in 19...
Haiti mourns 5 people killed during ongoing protests
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Wails have filled a church in Haiti during funeral services for five people killed in anti-government protests.
Turkey issues warrants for 133 officers over coup links
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey's state-run news agency says prosecutors have issued warrants for the detention of 133 military officers over suspected links ...
Man pleads guilty to threatening to kill Rep. Omar of Minn.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A western New York man pleaded guilty Monday to threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.s
Pope’s Asian agenda: Disarmament, martyrs, family reunion
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has agendas both pastoral and personal for his trip to Asia, where he’ll appeal for global nuclear disarmament at the site...
5 protesters dead in violence over key Baghdad squares
BAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas in renewed clashes with anti-government protesters in central Baghdad on Friday, ki...
Mormon leader: We didn’t leave Boy Scouts, they left us
NEW YORK — A high-ranking leader with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Friday the church severed its century-long tie with the Boy...
Hong Kong protesters issue demands, begin leaving university
HONG KONG — Protesters who had barricaded themselves in a Hong Kong university this week began to leave Friday after partially clearing a road they ha...
AP Interview: Evo Morales wants UN mediation in Bolivia
MEXICO CITY — Bolivia’s Evo Morales on Friday called for the United Nations, and possibly Pope Francis, to mediate in the Andean nation’s political cr...
No. 2 Baylor women top Houston Baptist 112-42 without Cox
WACO, Texas — Te’a Cooper scored 23 points, Queen Egbo had a career-high 21 points starting in place of injured preseason AP All-America post Lauren C...
Bolivian interim leader says Morales can’t run in new vote
LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia’s former President Evo Morales cannot run as a candidate in any new elections, but his political party can, the country’s in...
Tunisia elects new parliament speaker from Islamist party
TUNIS, Tunisia — The longtime leader of Tunisia’s Islamist party Ennahdha has been elected speaker of the North African country’s new parliament.
Bishop who investigated sex abuse accused of sex abuse
NEW YORK — A Roman Catholic bishop named by Pope Francis to investigate the church’s response to clergy sexual abuse in Buffalo, New York, has himself...
Pope blasts ‘inhuman, un-Christian’ rebirth of anti-Semitism
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has denounced the "inhuman, un-Christian" rebirth of anti-Semitism, weighing in on an issue that has convulsed Italy in re...
Timeline of Cardinal George Pell’s career and accusations
Australia's highest court on Wednesday agreed to hear an appeal by Cardinal George Pell of his convictions for molesting two choirboys in a cathedral ...
Polish opposition celebrates taking control of Senate
WARSAW, Poland — Poland's opposition parties elected their candidate as speaker of the Senate on Tuesday, a small victory that allows them to check th...
Trump appeals court nominee in jeopardy following GOP revolt
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's nominee for a federal appeals court is in jeopardy following a conservative revolt from two Republican senators ...
AP Explains: A look at the Islamic Jihad movement in Gaza
JERUSALEM — An Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip has killed Bahaa Abu el-Atta, a senior official with the Islamic Jihad militant group, setting off ...
LA’s Gómez elected 1st Hispanic to lead US Catholic bishops
BALTIMORE — Archbishop José Gómez of Los Angeles, an immigrant from Mexico, overwhelmingly won election Tuesday as the first Hispanic to head the U.S....
Still teaching at 95, Jimmy Carter draws devotees to church
PLAINS, Ga. — The pilgrims arrive early and from all over, gathering hours before daybreak in an old pecan grove that surrounds a country church. They...
Offshoot Mormon community hit in deadly attack leaves Mexico
TUCSON, Ariz. — An 18-vehicle caravan carrying about 100 members of an offshoot Mormon community leaving their homes in Mexico after a violent attack ...
Hindus rejoice, Muslims deplore India court ruling on temple
NEW DELHI — India's Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Hindu temple on a disputed religious ground in the country's north and ordered that alternative ...