The aim of interreligious dialogue is not to come to some sort of agreement on religious principles that everyone can accept, Vatican officials say.

Pope Benedict XVI chose “Migrations: pilgrimage of faith and hope” as the theme for the 2013 celebration of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees.

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.