With Pope Francis, it's prime time for Jesuits
For decades, the Society of Jesus has faced the same struggles to find priests that have plagued the wider Roman Catholic Church. The Rev.
Kennedy joins Iranian exiles protesting in Sweden
Hundreds of supporters of an Iranian opposition group have rallied in Stockholm, denouncing the Islamic Republic's regime and urging the U.N.
Mom frantic as she tries to revive Russian adoptee
The mother of a dying 3-year-old adopted Russian boy was frantic and crying as she tried to revive her son while emergency personnel raced to her ...
US won't allow Russians to see Guantanamo prisoner
The U.S. won't grant Russia access to one of its citizens held at the Guantanamo Bay prison because the prisoner refuses to meet with the delegation ...
Report calls for end to 'Cold War autopilot' plan
Dwindling military budgets and the diminished threat of a nuclear war in Europe dictate that the United States and Russia abandon their Cold War ...
US woman sues church, shrine, cites priest abuse
A new priest-abuse lawsuit accuses church and local authorities of letting a Philadelphia-area priest flee to Poland during a stalled investigation.
Parents: Speechless after Pope hugged disabled son
A U.S. couple says they were speechless and moved to tears when Pope Francis hugged and kissed their 8-year-old son in St. Peter's Square on Easter ...
US couple deny mistreatment of Russian teen
A couple from the Philadelphia area say they are shocked and hurt by accusations of mistreatment by an adopted son who left and went back to Russia.
Playboy's Christa Speck, 70, dies in Los Angeles
A German-born former Playboy Playmate who later married television producer Marty Krofft has died in Los Angeles of natural causes at age 70.
Ex-CIA chief aided WWII hero's Arlington burial
A request by a Swiss-born World War II hero spy to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery in the U.S. received a boost from CIA Director David ...
Autopsy: Dead Russian adoptee bruised all over
A 3-year-old adopted by a West Texas couple had more than 30 bruises and other marks on his body as well as signs that he was routinely injured by ...
Romania: Trafficking ring to US, Canada broken up
Romanian anti-crime prosecutors have searched tourism agencies in the south of the country on suspicion they are a front for a ring that trafficks ...
New charges for man accused of impersonating pilot
A French man accused of impersonating a pilot after sitting in an airliner cockpit at a U.S. airport originally asked for a seat upgrade to first ...
New pope revives question: What is a 'Latino?'
He is being hailed with pride and wonder as the "first Latino pope," a native Spanish speaker born and raised in the South American nation of ...
US, Israel concerned about Iran plutonium reactor
While international diplomacy has focused on trying to prevent Iran from using enriched uranium to produce nuclear arms, concern is growing about ...
Mexico demands Sotheby's halt auction of artifacts
The Mexican government demanded Wednesday that the Sotheby's auction house halt the planned sale of 51 pre-Colombian Mexican artifacts, arguing they ...
Cuban dissident blogger visits White House
One of Cuba's best-known dissidents has visited the White House after working for nearly a decade to get government permission to travel outside the ...
EU says Moldova, Georgia reforming well
New EU reports offer praise for reforms made last year by Moldova and Georgia, but other countries — including Israel — were criticized. The annual ...
Obama sends private letter to new pope
The White House says President Barack Obama has sent a letter to the new pope. Obama sent the letter with the U.S. delegation that traveled to Rome ...
Rebels pick US citizen as Syrian prime minister
The man chosen to head the Syrian opposition's new interim government is a Syrian-born American citizen who has spent decades in the United States ...
Russian agency criticizes US ruling in boy's death
Russian officials are again criticizing U.S. authorities after a grand jury declined to charge two parents in the death of their 3-year-old adopted ...
Romania: Anti-missile interceptors to be deployed
Romania's defense minister said Tuesday U.S. plans to deploy anti-missile interceptors in his country are going ahead and that Romania has an ...
Authorities: No charges in Russian boy's death
Prosecutors said Monday that they won't charge a Texas couple in the death of a 3-year-old adopted boy from Russia, a case that has become the latest ...
US terrorism case defendant gets new prosthetics
An Egyptian Islamic preacher with no hands who was extradited from Great Britain to face terrorism charges was having trouble adjusting to new plastic ...
The Jesuits, veterans of tense times with Vatican
While the Vatican has picked the highly disciplined Jesuits as advance men for planning papal pilgrimages and to run its worldwide broadcasting ...
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