(RNS) — The pope is back in Rome after his visits to Asia and Oceania. Here’s what we learned from his historic trip.

Any American who takes the full range of Catholic social teaching seriously simply cannot be comfortable in either of our ...

As Pope Francis emphasized in his apostolic exhortation ... Archbishop Warda notes that “in all of Iraq, there are around 300,000 Christians remaining.” Further reading: Iraq's remaining ...

"Your country … has families with three, four or five children," Pope Francis told President Joko Widodo of Indonesia. "Keep ...

It was the kind of quote that, when said by the right person under the right conditions, would inspire bold headlines.

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Pope Francis' longest and farthest trip has proven that despite his age, ailments and eight hours of jet lag, Pope Francis ...

Pope Francis on Sunday urged the release of the remaining Hamas hostages, as he remembered 23-year-old American Hersh ...

Hamas and the Houthis have opened offices in Baghdad, reflecting the two groups’ evolving relationship with Iraq as Tehran works to build a regional power bloc. By Alissa J. Rubin Reporting from ...

Iraqi and US forces conducted a major multi-day raid against ISIS in Iraq’s western Anbar province on August 29 – the largest joint operation in recent years. While such efforts were common ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday said the Catholic Church is “more alive” outside of Europe as he reflected back on his recent apostolic journey to Southeast Asia. “A first reflection that comes ...