SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines — A Filipino devotee was nailed to a cross for the 30th time in an annual Good Friday ritual, which he dedicated to peace in Belgium and oth...
Neighborhood focus of action
BRUSSELS — Punctuated with gunfire and explosions, a major police operation unfolded Friday in central Brussels as authorities detained three...
ROME — Pope Francis at the traditional Good Friday cross procession denounced those committing “terrorist acts” while profaning God's name and lamented what he called “a...
SEOUL, South Korea — An American detained in North Korea said he had spied against the country and asked for forgiveness at a media presentation Friday, nine days after ...
CASTELNUOVO DI PORTO, Italy — Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of Muslim, Orthodox, Hindu and Catholic refugees Thursday, declaring them children of the same God,...
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is seeking to temper concern about Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI’s health after his longtime secretary said he was “like a candle that slowly and...
Easter ritual full of symbolism
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will wash the feet of young refugees during an Easter Week ritual in a gesture high in symbolism inside the Ca...
Malaysian flight lost in '14
SYDNEY — Two pieces of debris recently discovered along the coast of Mozambique are “highly likely” to have come from missing Malaysia Airlin...
Belgium on high alert
BRUSSELS — A second attacker is suspected of taking part in the bombing this week of a Brussels subway train and may be at large, according to Belgi...
Authorities seek suspect
BRUSSELS — Belgian authorities searched today for a man pictured at the Brussels airport with two apparent suicide bombers, amid growing suggesti...
