Instead of shouting down or shutting out people who support the latest conspiracy theory, deny scientific evidence or believe in "fake" news, a number of scholars are urging people to reach out...

Pope Francis Wednesday again issued a vocal condemnation of violence against women, which is a problem he said is everywhere, and which there are several striking examples of, from the United States...

When Pary Gul, a Christian woman from Afghanistan, met Pope Francis Sept. 22, she gave him her wedding ring as a reminder of her husband, who has disappeared and may be dead.