Pope Francis made a rousing show of gratitude for American nuns on Thursday while thanking clergy for persevering through the priest sex abuse scandal, seemingly intent on moving the U.S. church...

NEW YORK — Pope Francis plunges into the melting pot of New York after reminding the country of its immigrant origins in the first papal speech before Congress. At an evening prayer service in...

It took 194 days and 12 border crossings, but a family from Argentina on a papal pilgrimage has arrived in Philadelphia after a 13,000-mile trip in an old Volkswagen van. It has been the trip of...

World leaders open a summit Friday to formally approve an ambitious and costly 15-year blueprint to eradicate extreme poverty, combat climate change and address more than a dozen other major global...

In EU-speak they're called "hotspots" — teams of European border, legal and asylum experts considered key to identifying those in need of international protection among the tens of thousands of...

Pope Francis summoned U.S. lawmakers Thursday to defend and preserve the dignity of all Americans, introducing himself as "a son of this great continent" as he became the first pontiff in history to...

The software at the center of Volkswagen's emissions scandal in the U.S. was built into the automaker's cars in Europe as well, though it isn't yet clear if it helped cheat tests as it did in the...

When authorities discovered that a high school couple had sent each other nude selfies, the two 16-year-olds were plunged into a legal morass with the potential to be branded sex offenders for...

After months of delay and debate, European Union leaders agreed early Thursday to mount a broader, more comprehensive response to Europe's migration crisis, including ponying up more money to aid...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the potential benefits resulting from the influx of migrants and refugees far outweighs any dangers. Merkel told German lawmakers Thursday that "the...