Representatives from a number of organizations called for a reduction in the more than 48,000 statutes that limit the rights of people with a criminal record.

"We do not know the reasons why he was abducted. He did not have problems with anyone," Father Angel Vargas Uribe said. "We are not scared."

Conditions have worsened for surviving Christians under the dictatorship of Kim Jong Un, said a priest working with North Korean refugees in China.

One of the pope’s senior advisers urged Mr. Trump to listen to “dissenting” voices when it comes to the environment.

The court's 5-3 decision reversed a Texas appeals court ruling that said inmate Bobby James Moore was not intellectually disabled based on state criteria and could face execution.

Pope Francis joined a chorus of humanitarian relief and human rights critics who urged the United States to do more to avoid noncombatant deaths.