Dan Kitwood/Getty Images(VATICAN CITY) — In another signal that Pope Francis’ Catholic Church is not your mother’s Catholic Church, the transformative pontiff married 20 couples at the Vatican on Sunday, some of whom had lived together and one who had a Read More
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images(VATICAN CITY) — In another signal that Pope Francis’ Catholic Church is not your mother’s Catholic Church, the transformative pontiff married 20 couples at the Vatican on Sunday, some of whom had lived together and one who had a Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(CANBERRA, Australia) — Australia will send personnel and aircraft to the United Arab Emirates in an effort to assist in the international coalition against ISIS, Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced Sunday. In response to a request from the U.S. Read More
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images(LONDON) — British Prime Minister David Cameron said Sunday that the brutal beheading of a British aid worker by the terror group ISIS, which follows the execution of two American journalists, showed exactly why the U.K. needed to work to Read More
(New York) — The terror group ISIS appears to have executed a British hostage, as seen on a video released online today, making David Haines the third Western hostage the group is believed to have killed in such a public, brutal fashion.Prior to his apparent Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(MOSUL, Iraq) — U.S. military forces continued airstrikes in Iraq this week, targeting ISIS forces near the Mosul Dam. Crews used attack aircraft to conduct two strikes Thursday and Friday in support of Iraqi Security Forces defending Irbil. The Read More
Franco Origlia/Getty Images(ROME) — At a mass in front of Italy’s biggest war memorial in Redipuglia, Pope Francis denounced war as “insanity,” saying numerous conflicts around the world today constitute a “piecemeal” World War III. Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(KAMPALA, Uganda) — Ugandan authorities discovered an al-Shabaab terrorist cell in the country’s capital, U.S. Embassy officials announced Saturday. The findings appear to be linked to plans “for an imminent attack,” with Read More
phant/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(VATICAN CITY) — Pope Francis is expected to travel to Turkey in November, on invitation from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. According to Rev. Federico Lombardi, head of the Press Office of the Holy See, the official letter of Read More
Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — The former commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan will lead President Barack Obama’s coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Retired Gen. John Allen is expected to be named the special Read More
