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Fear and confusion in the face of a disease whose toll has unrelentingly climbed towards 100,000

French cardinal is accused of shielding a child-molesting priest

The proposal has alarmed conservatives who fear it can lead to a change in the commitment to celibacy among priests

He called for far-sighted solutions for war-torn Syria and thanked Jordan and Lebanon for taking in refugees

Image of Francis slapping his way free from the clutches of the admirer was an instant hit on social media

Nearly half a million people fled their homes in the first days after the earthquake

School manager says Muslim singers will have a chance to express themselves

Capital punishment has broad public support in Japan with few calls to abolish it

There are around 123,530 sex workers in Thailand, according to a 2014 UNAIDS report

He will arrive in Thailand on Wednesday before flying on to Japan on Saturday, where he will stay until November 26