A public school principal in predominantly Roman Catholic Italy has been accused of cancelling Christmas after removing religious songs from the annual holiday pageant. Everyone from...

PRESIDENTIAL RACE-TRUMP-MINISTERS NEW YORK — Dozens of black pastors press Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump to address what some called his use of racially charged...

With dramatic vows to save future generations from an overheated planet, the largest gathering ever of world leaders began two weeks of talks Monday aimed at producing the most far-reaching pact yet...

Schoolchildren in Brussels will have to wait a few days more before catching sight of Saint Nicholas, the traditional bearer of Christmas gifts in much of continental Europe. Heightened security...

Authorities say a suspected burglar who became stuck in the chimney of a California home died after the homeowner unknowingly lit a fire in the fireplace. Fresno County Sheriff's spokesman Tony...

A Belfast High Court ruling is expected to ease Northern Ireland's strict anti-abortion laws to make it easier for women to terminate pregnancies in some cases. Judge Mark Horner said Monday that...

Pope Francis ventured into the volatile Muslim enclave of Central African Republic's capital on Monday and brought his message of reconciliation to the city's main mosque, insisting that Christians...

A Vatican judge on Monday granted more time for the defense to prepare for a trial over the leak of confidential documents that has put a Spanish monsignor, a pair of Italian journalists and...