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Pilgrims from around the world gathered Tuesday in the biblical city of Bethlehem, revered by Christians as the birthplace of…

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Women in Saudi Arabia will no longer need to use separate entrances from men or…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday met with the Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria and the President of the…

Leaked government documents outlining the need to prevent escape, double lock doors and constantly monitor detainees in China’s network of…

Pope Francis Sunday described the use of nuclear bombs as “a crime”, as he took his appeal for an end…

Pope Francis arrived in Thailand on Wednesday greeted by cheering faithful, on the first leg of an Asian tour that…

A statement by Egyptian business tycoon and billionaire Naguib Sawiris regarding his viewpoint of the hijab caused an uproar on…

The United States wants the United Nations to take up the Dalai Lama’s succession in an intensifying bid to stop…

Catholic bishops gathered at a special Vatican assembly called on Pope Francis Saturday to open the priesthood to married men…

When it comes to Japan’s royal family, anti-monarchy sentiment is almost non-existent. But government funding for two highly symbolic imperial…