January 2, 2017 50,000 students to gather in Atlanta for 'Passion 2017' Todd Starnes talks worship conference
January 2, 2017 Canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II Thousands of pilgrims from around the world gathered in Vatican City's St. Peter's Square Sunday as Pope Francis led a service declaring two of the 20th century's most popular and influential popes to be saints.
January 1, 2017 Pope: 2017 will be good if people do good; decries terrorism Pope Francis in his New Year's homily has lamented societies becoming "cold and calculating" and bereft of compassion.
January 1, 2017 Impeached S. Korean leader rejects accusations against her Impeached South Korean President Park Geun-hye vehemently rejected accusations Sunday that she conspired with a longtime friend to extort money and favors from companies, accusing her opponents of framing her.
January 1, 2017 Bangladesh police say ruling party lawmaker shot dead Police say a lawmaker from Bangladesh's ruling party has been shot dead by masked men in northern Bangladesh.
December 31, 2016 Pope urges the faithful to help youth find purpose Pope Francis strolled through St. Peter's Square Saturday evening during the last frigid hours of 2016, exchanging New Year's Eve greetings with the faithful.
December 31, 2016 No big New Year's celebrations for Iraq's displaced There were no big New Year's celebrations for the Iraqi men, women and children who narrowly escaped the fighting in Mosul, only to wait for hours under armed guard while the fighting-age males among them were cleared of links to the Islamic State.
December 31, 2016 S. Korean investigators look into alleged artist blacklist South Korean investigators have summoned the country's ambassador to France as an inquiry into a corruption scandal involving impeached President Park Geun-hye spread to allegations that her administration blacklisted thousands of artists for their political beliefs.
December 30, 2016 In a Pakistan family, deal is made, a girl is given as bride Mohammad Ramzan can neither hear nor speak, and he has a childlike mind.
December 30, 2016 Displaced Iraqis return home for 'wartime' Christmas mass For the 300 Christians who braved rain and wind to attend Christmas's Eve Mass in their hometown, the ceremony evoked both holiday cheer and grim reminders of the war raging around their northern Iraqi town, and the distant prospect of moving back home.