Sri Lanka held presidential elections Thursday between President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his opponent, Maithripala Sirisena, according to the Wall Street Journal.
On Sunday, Pope Francis named 20 new cardinals, with 15 being of voting age. On Sunday, Pope Francis named 20 new cardinals with 15 being of voting age.
Pope Francis continues to make changes within the Catholic church. Pope Francis continues to make changes within the Catholic church. According to the Wall Street Journal, the pope is looking at developing countries when appointing new cardinals.
The renewed diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba included third-party support from as far as the Vatican, with Pope Francis of Argentina facilitating talks and a prisoner swap between the countries.
White House officials detailed the most significant changes to U.S. and Cuba foreign policy in more than 50 years. During a conference call, a senior administration official acknowledged President Barack Obama's commitment to change policies that was originally viewed as a failure at the expense of advancing interests.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has criticized the Obama administration's plans to renew diplomatic relations with Cuba, but his sentiments were not shared among millennials and scholars.
After President Barack Obama said he will actively try to normalize relations between Cuba and the United States, many people spoke up about what this means for the two countries who have had frosty relations since the 1960s.
Pope Francis on Wednesday appointed nine new members to the Vatican's sex abuse commission. The announcement came as the Buenos Aires-born Church leader celebrated his 78th birthday.
Pope Francis won't meet with the Dalai Lama out of China concerns. In an effort to improve the Vatican’s relations with China, where there are an estimated 12 million practicing Catholics, Pope Francis has declined to meet with the Dalai Lama during his visit to Rome this weekend where the Tibetan exile will attend a summit of past Nobel Peace Prize winners.
Pope Francis assured Dominican authorities that in the case against Jozef Wesolowski, a former ambassador to the Caribbean country who has been accused of sexually abusing young boys, the truth must prevail.
Pope calls for peace between Muslims and Christians in visit to Turkey Pope Francis started a three-day visit in Turkey by calling an end to Islamist extremism, which threatens Christians and other minorities along the country's southern border, The New York Times reported.
Pope condemns priests who treat church like a business The Pope recently condemned priests who have turned the church into a business and are attached to money.
The bishop set to become the leader of the third-largest diocese in the U.S. vowed Monday night to be involved in the Chicago community by fighting gang violence and poverty and pushing for immigration reform.
Pope Francis has confirmed he will visit the United States in September 2015. Pope Francis is coming to the United States. "I wish to confirm according to the wishes of the Lord, that in September of 2015, I will go to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families.
Pope Francis told a Vatican gathering that the "Big Bang" theory and evolution are consistent with biblical teachings and are essential to understanding God. He spoke to a plenary assembly of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.
In an unforeseen move, Pope Francis has demoted American Cardinal Raymond Burke after he spoke out against the pope's attempts to reform the Catholic Church's stance on homosexual people, divorce and contraception. The move, however, was not enough to prevent conservative bishops from removing the gay-friendly language from synod's final statement.
Vatican reveals document toying with idea of accepting homosexuals A new document supporting homosexuals from the Vatican has caused controversy within the ranks of church conservatives but has won cheers from LGBT rights advocates.
