The pontificate of Pope Francis profoundly shook up the Catholic Church. His restless 12-year-papacy, with its focus on a “poor church for the poor,” called on Catholicism to leave its comfort zone and pitch its tent among the poorest communities. Francis opened discussions on topics that were once viewed off…
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The United States is stepping up pressure on India and Pakistan to avoid conflict in Kashmir after a tourist…
The body of a young Ukrainian woman who died in Russian captivity after being held incommunicado for months was…
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The man vying to become Australia’s next prime minister has spent weeks trying to distance himself from comparisons to…