But there was hand-wringing inside government offices over how Obama's hesitancy will be interpreted in the restive region and what it says about U.S. assurances to Israel that it will use military force to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear bomb. Many …

The retirement of Pope Benedict XVI and the rise of Francis I to the papacy have prompted debate over their roles in end times prophecies. Especially at the forefront are prophecies made by St. Malachy , an Irish archbishop and saint. Related.

Global financial stability is at risk as central banks draw back from ultra-easy policies that have flooded the world with cash, because emerging markets lack defenses to prevent potentially huge capital …

In the topsy-turvy world of Israeli politics, Benjamin Netanyahu says it's not the the West Bank settlements that undermine peace. According to Bibi, the problem is the punishment other countries levy on Israel.

The new book by Prof. Roberto de Mattei, entitled Concilio Vaticano II. Una storia mai scritta (The Second Vatican Council: a story which has never been told.)Vatican Council II. The story which was never told), by Lindau Editions, has been …

WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Barack Obama, August was supposed to be the time when a major immigration bill landed on his desk.

The public battle between J.C. Penney Co and leading shareholder Bill Ackman escalated Friday with the hedge fund manager demanding the ouster of the retailer’s chairman as well as the interim CEO, while …

The word ‘homosexual’ is not a Biblical term; it is not Hebrew, Aramaic (Bible Old Testament) nor Greek (Bible New Testament). In fact, the word is a combination of ‘homo’ which is Greek and Latin…

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda issued a strong warning on Thursday against easing up on fiscal discipline, stressing that the country can raise the sales tax and still keep the economy strong enough …

Last week’s nationwide strikes by fast-food workers seeking higher wages have refocused attention on whether or not U.S. corporations have an obligation to pay their workers a ‘living wage.’