Islamist militants have claimed responsibility for the deaths of more than 50 people in north-central Nigeria 

Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone called for free universal access to AIDS drugs and therapy and insisted this begin by giving antiretroviral drugs to H.I.V.-positive pregnant women.

In Belfast on June 27, Queen Elizabeth of Britain shook hands with Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, a former Irish Republican Army commander.

The state of human rights in China came under scrutiny after photos of a victim of forced abortion went viral.

The Philippines Ecumenical Bishops Forum criticized the possibility of more American troops arriving in the Philippines as a threat to the nation’s independence.

Leaders from Russia and Poland will issue a joint statement committing their churches to reconciliation between the two historically feuding countries.