ROME (AP) — Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving them in the Catholic Church’s once every quarter-century ...

I do not recall any socioeconomic segregation inside the church sanctuary. Politicians were not handed microphones to “greet us” ...

A Christmas tree stands among the fallen stones of what remains of St. George Melkite Catholic Church in southern Lebanon.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday killed at least 22 people, ...