The media report alleges that the former general of the commission that governs Vatican City discovered “chaotic management” and overspending.

"Beit Arabiya,” the home of a Palestinian couple, was demolished by Israeli authorities on Jan. 23 for the fifth time since 1994.

A British cardinal encouraged Christians to overcome the “three enemies of ecumenism” and to pray for the progress of closer unity.

Seventy-nine percent of respondents said they would not allow abortion after the first trimester.

Prison chaplain Robert Coogan accused Mexican security forces of committing sacrilege after they tore apart his chapel during a raid on Jan. 24.

Several legislative challenges to crucial domestic and international anti-poverty programs were turned back in 2011.