Jumping into the issues of the day, Pope Francis opened his visit to the United States with a strong call Wednesday for action to combat climate change, calling it a problem that "can no longer be...

European leaders are expected to soon begin arriving for this evening's emergency Summit on migration, called by EU Council President Donald Tusk. The EU leaders are expected to discuss...

The deeply-divided leaders of the European Union have been called to an emergency summit Wednesday to seek long-term responses to the continent's ballooning migrant crisis, a historic challenge that...

A Roman Catholic priest accused of travelling to Honduras to molest poor street children during missionary trips was convicted on Tuesday of several charges. Federal jurors convicted the Rev....

POPE WASHINGTON — The pope of the poor arrives for his first-ever visit to the world's wealthiest superpower denying he is a leftist and riding in a frugal little family car, windows rolled...

The music publishing company that has been collecting royalties on the song "Happy Birthday To You" for years does not hold a valid copyright on the lyrics to the tune that is one of the mostly widely...

Volkswagen AG's smog-test scandal escalated Tuesday as the company acknowledged putting stealth software in millions of vehicles worldwide. The crisis has already cost VW more than 24 billion euros...

In a moment weaving together strands of politics, religion and emotion, Pope Francis and President Barack Obama are set to meet in the grandeur of the Oval Office to advance causes dear to them both,...

European interior ministers have agreed a deal to relocate 120,000 migrants across the continent in a vote passed by a significant majority. Under the plan, migrants will be moved from Italy,...

An emergency summit called by EU Council President Donald Tusk for EU Heads of State has been called and will begin tomorrow. Heads of State are expected to discuss an overall approach to the...