Pope Francis began a three-day visit to Turkey on Friday to bring the light of peace and goodwill in a region darkened by the clouds of religious and political conflict.

Even if he has become the target of Islamic radicals, Pope Francis said his door "is always open" for peace initiatives, indicating his willingness to talk peace with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil).

The United States and its allies have led 17 airstrikes against the Islamic State since Monday, the U.S. Central Command reports.

Crew members working on the sequel to \"The Bible\" miniseries have reported seeing multiple images in the sky that some say may be signs from God.

Members of the Islamic State terrorist group have reportedly stoned two men to death for being gay, a human rights monitoring group has said.

Pope Francis encouraged European countries to be accepting of immigrants and offer jobs to the unemployed while speaking at an event on Tuesday.

A double female suicide bomb blast killed 45 in Nigeria Tuesday in the latest attack attributed to the Boko Haram terrorism group.

A surprise telephone call supposedly made by Pope Francis last August appeared to have led to the arrest on Monday of three Spanish Catholic priests and a lay person on charges of child sexual abuse.

Two soldiers were killed in an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan when a bomb detonated in their vehicle, local authorities say. Although the nationality of the soldiers has yet to be released, several media outlets are suggesting the soldiers were American.

Pope Francis denounced priests who are "attached to money" and who mistreat people, saying the people of God cannot forgive them for turning churches into businesses.

An Israeli mayor is receiving criticism for allegedly banning Arab workers from construction jobs at local preschools following a terrorist attack at a Jerusalem synagogue earlier this week.