In secular politics, especially for prime ministers and their governments in countries with parliamentary systems, and to a lesser but still significant extent for presidents and their new ...

African terrorism does not emerge from religious institutions as commonly portrayed, but rather from the political machinations of power brokers, says Catholic philosopher John Kanumbo.

A black flag was hoisted at St Mary’s Cathedral in Madurai, a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, as part of a demonstration led by Antonysamy Savarimuthu and Anglican Bishop Jeyasingh ...

The case for Cardinal Pietro Parolin as pope centers on his deep diplomatic formation and experience.

More than 150 white South African Christian leaders have signed a statement rejecting claims by US President Donald Trump that white people are being victimized in South Africa.

What if we change the focus in population counts to what we might call “practicing” Catholics, meaning those who go to Mass at least once a week?

Christian leaders in Syria are concerned over the advances of jihadist rebels in the country which include the takeover of the country’s second city, Aleppo.

Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith was dubbed “il piccolo Ratzinger,” or “the little Ratzinger,” both because of his short physical stature and also his close affinity for the positions of ...

The 69-year-old Cardinal Matteo Zuppi of Bologna arguably is as close to a potential “Pope Francis II” as one will find among the plausible contenders.

If his early decisions are any indication, it is likely that Pope Leo XIV will continue Pope Francis’s reforms not only on social issues, but also on women and their inclusion in top ...

After the historic election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as history’s first American pope, old allegations of coverup and mishandling of abuse cases have bubbled up, but which contain serious ...

As dioceses across the country continue to face multi-million dollar payouts related to clerical sex abuse, some bishops have relied on advice from lawyers to reconfigure the property of their ...