Blessed Pope John XXIII published “Peace on Earth” on April 11, 1963, in direct response to the Cuban missile crisis.

More than 500 people were killed in Syria during what had been proposed as a four-day ceasefire to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.

Nigeria is Africa’s largest oil producer, but it still struggles with poverty, widespread corruption and recurring ethnic violence.

Flooding at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdeson Oct. 20 temporarily closed much of the popular French pilgrimage site.

The announcement that a London-based family planning charity would open an abortion clinic in Belfast caught Northern Ireland’s politicians by surprise.

"Frontex, as an E.U. agency, is bound to do all in its power to ensure that the rights of migrants entering the E.U. are respected.”