The reform established that education would be compulsory for at least eight years, and guaranteed that it would be free to ...

Comments by Syria's newly appointed head of women's affairs have sparked uproar, with social media users expressing outrage ...

Bishops worldwide celebrated the opening of the 2025 Holy Year on Dec. 29 with Masses in their cathedrals and co-cathedrals, ...

Unknown gunmen shot and killed a Catholic priest on a local expressway on Dec. 26 in southeast Nigeria in the latest of a ...

Pope Francis prayed for the families of 179 people who died in a plane crash on Dec. 29 in South Korea. In the last century ...

Pope Francis is considering a 2025 visit to Ukraine, but the Vatican has not confirmed a papal visit to the war-hit nation ...

Over 1,500 people venerate St. Thomas Aquinas' skull in Baltimore, reflecting on his lasting impact on church and society ...

South Korea sinks deeper into crisis as lawmakers impeach Acting President Han Duck-soo, the nation's first-ever acting ...

Pope Francis opens the Holy Year 2025, continues calls for peace, and addresses global challenges, emphasizing love, hope, ...

A man was flogged inside a Malaysia mosque on Dec. 27 after being convicted of an Islamic offense for spending time alone ...

Duterte critics want to weaken him and his family, but backsliding on rights will only guarantee a new, corrupt government ...

Vietnam sentences 27 people to death, including a notorious crime boss, for trafficking over 600 kilos of drugs ...