Pope Francis and Vatican diplomats have followed with growing concern the grave tensions and even threats of nuclear attacks that have been exchanged between the United States and North Korea.

A new book by Thomas Craughwell looks at Catholic priests who served in the armed forces.

A famous act of civil disobedience still inspires activists a half-century later.

Despite being out of sight, the bombs are as ever-present as micro-aggressions and mass incarceration.

Beyond relations with Iran and North Korea, the way Mr. Trump is wielding economic and military power will come with collateral costs.

The willingness to rush the border fence despite the I.D.F.’s overwhelming firepower is a testimony to the despair of the people living in Gaza.