VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has won over many hearts and minds with his simple style and focus on serving the world's poorest, but he has devastated traditionalist Catholics who adored his predecessor, Benedict XVI, for restoring much of th... [Full Article]
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has won over many hearts and minds with his simple style and focus on serving the world's poorest, but he has devastated traditionalist Catholics who adored his predecessor, Benedict XVI, for restoring much of th... [Full Article]
SAO PAULO (AP) - Cardinal Odilo Scherer is known for prolific tweeting, appearances on Brazil's most popular late-night talk show and squeezing into the subway for morning commutes - just like most of the 5 million faithful in his diocese. (Sour... [Full Article]
It has taken four years for Amer Dahabreh to build a traditional stone wall around his land, in what appears to be the ideal solution for protecting it from Jewish settlers. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
One of Africa's most traditional instruments, the thumb piano, may look a little out of place in the hands of Sakaki Mango, a Japanese musician who has adopted it as his own. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
In a Gaza shop, a group of men sit with glass jars attached to their legs, their backs, their faces, sucking at the skin as blood slowly seeps out. It's the latest craze in the isolated coastal strip - cupping therapy. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
In a crowded refugee camp in Thailand, Misty Her often sneaked away to a school house and listened through a hole in the wall. She knew she could never attend, being Hmong and a girl. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
The Vatican and a breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics appear to be nearing an agreement that could bring the group back into Rome's fold and end a quarter-century of schism. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Bulgarian men ride horses during celebrations marking the traditional holiday Todorov den, also known as the Horse Easter, near Sofia March 3, 2012. Orthodox Bulgarians believe that organising horse races on Todorov den keeps their farm a... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A seller demonstrates traditional Matryoshka dolls or Russian nesting dolls bearing the faces of presidential candidate and current Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (bottom) and President Dmitry Medvedev in St. Petersburg March 3, 2012. Russ... [Full Article]