POPE Francis has called for prayers for 12 Orthodox nuns who were taken by force from their convent in Syria by rebel fighters. Religious officials in the region have said the women were being held ...

How does an unbeliever like me end up in a place that, according to my cohabitants for seven nights, lies closest to God? Perhaps because there must be a place for middle-aged Australian men of Greek ...

In a gesture rarely seen before, the Pope left his palace to bid farewell to the royal couple as they left its San Damaso courtyard KING Charles said he felt thrilled as he shook hands with the Pope ...