The long trip by a frail, 87-year-old pope was seen as a bold endeavor and a muscular step for a global church looking East.

When World War I ended in 1918, the winners, principally Britain and France (for the US electorate had decisively rejected ...

"Flying" venomous Joro spiders were spotted for the first time in this state. Read about the problems they can cause.

A major redrawing of the map of the South China Sea began when Xi Jinping came to power in 2012. In the subsequent three ...

At AHICE Far East Asia, close to 200 investors, owners, operators and executives were in attendance last week (Sep 5) to talk ...

Pope Francis arrived in East Timor on the penultimate leg of his Asia-Pacific tour amid a controversy over the hefty expense incurred on the trip by one of the world’s poorest countries. Tens of ...

East Timor is in a festive mood as it prepares for the arrival of Pope Francis on his first trip to the deeply Catholic ...

DILI, East Timor (AP) — East Timor pulled out all stops for Pope Francis’ historic visit to one of the world’s youngest and ...

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis leaves on Sept 2 for a visit to four island nations across South-east Asia ... Why has the Pope chosen Asia? In each of the four countries, the Pope will hold ...

East Timor pulled out all stops for Pope Francis' historic visit to one of the world's youngest and poorest countries to the ...

Signs of the times. On his tour, Pope Francis promoted peace, religious harmony, and Catholicism’s engagement with Islam, ...

Newsweek has mapped the most religious countries in the world ... According to Pew's findings, East Asia and Western Europe were among the least religious parts of the world.