Yann Vagneux tells us about the Hindu god Ram, the ideal “maryada purushottam,” or the “perfect man.” (Photo courtesy of MEP) From my first Kumbh Mela, I will never forget the inaugural ...

Kenyan activist Bob Njagi, who claims to have been abducted on August 19 by four armed men aboard a minibus in Nairobi, Kenya. (Photo: YouTube screengrab) Bob Njagi wears it at every opportunity ...

Iranian authorities arrested 10 Baha'i women January 22, according to a statement from a group representing this community, which denounced what it described as an escalation of repression against ...

Pope Francis, 88, is making key moves to shape the Church’s future as health concerns grow. Hospitalized with bronchitis, ...

Italian nun Sister Raffaella Petrini was named Saturday as president of the Vatican City State. That makes her essentially ...

The Vatican announced Tuesday that Pope Francis, hospitalized with a respiratory tract infection, has developed pneumonia in ...

A new report indicated that Pope Francis is pessimistic about his recovery after doctors diagnosed him with pneumonia in both ...

Despite his diagnosis of bilateral pneumonia Tuesday night, sources near the pope and close papal aides have said that while ...

Pope Francis, who has been suffering from intense pain, reportedly privately mentioned that 'he won't make it this time'.

Pope Francis' worsening health has heightened concerns over his succession, as he moves swiftly to secure his legacy amid an ...

As hundreds of its members were gathered in a general assembly in Aparecida (Brazil), the society of apostolic life, Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (“sodality—or brotherhood—of Christian life ...

Pope Francis, 88, is "seriously worried" about his health and is trying to secure some of his reforms ahead of a potential ...