Pope Francis has decried a flare-up of violence in Central African Republic and says he hopes he can still visit that conflict-torn country during his pilgrimage to Africa this month.
A cult leader in southern China accused of selling toxic food, swindling followers and seducing dozens of women has been sentenced to life in prison.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says American special operations troops being sent to Syria will only fight Islamic State militants and won't become involved in the long-running civil war.
Gabe and Livvy Finn are a brother and sister from Kentucky who did something remarkable.
In Mexico, Hurricane Patricia swept ashore as the strongest hurricane ever in the western hemisphere. Amazingly, it caused little damage and no loss of life.
Senior U.S. officials say a small number of U.S. special operations forces will be deployed to northern Syria to work with local ground forces in the fight against Islamic State jihadists.
China might not get the demographic boost it wants as many Chinese have adapted to a one-child norm. For the Chinese church, however, the signs are promising.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee is investigating what it calls a "global crisis" of religious freedom.
A Cologne court accused eight men of robbing churches and schools to fund Islamic State terrorism.
One of the world's largest missions agencies is losing dozens of staff members in the United Kingdom due to changing visa requirements.