Hundreds of Indigenous students in Bangladesh took to the streets of the capital Dhaka on Jan. 15, to protest against the ...

Civicus Monitor, in a Jan. 14 statement, called for the release of Arnon Nampa, a lawyer and rights activist who faces more ...

Destruction of its rainforests is a crime against indigenous people, and against a stable climate for the Filipino people ...

Pedrosa is the first director of the Venice Biennale originally from the southern hemisphere, with the exception of Nigerian ...

Media reports claim students were told to return home in their blazers after they signed each others' shirts before exams ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton's office alleged Annunciation House runs 'stash houses,' facilitates illegal border crossings ...

Much of the book contains familiar stories of Pope Francis' past, his childhood and relationship with his grandmother Rosa, ...

The event, held at St. Lucy's Church in Newark, brought together Catholic, Jewish and Muslim leaders who expressed deep ...

Mongkol Thirakot, 31, jailed for at least 50 years, faces 3 new charges, spotlighting Thailand's crackdown on dissent ...

Impeached South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested on Jan. 15 over his failed martial law bid, ending a weeks-long ...

Jesuit Father Myron J. Pereira, based in Mumbai, has spent more than five decades as an academic, journalist, editor and writer of fiction. He contributes regularly to UCA News on religious and ...

Vatican’s Secretary of State visited Amman and discussed regional crises in a meeting with 12 apostolic nuncios ...