WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘The pillars of this great republic are not made of marble; they are made of scripture,’ said the Rev. Samuel Rodriguez during a five-hour p…

When the mayor of a small town in western Japan announced she was taking maternity leave, she expected some raised eyebrows. But the reaction was far stronger …

A crowd of people gathered at the Great American State Fair on Thursday stopped to gaze up at the sky as several fighter jets streaked over the National Mall. …

Portugal leverages its Portuguese-speaking ties to wield outsized diplomatic influence as a neutral global mediator. This strategy transforms its small populat…

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued the guidelines on Thursday, the same day the DDF formally declared the bishops and clergy of the breakaway t…

The era of wrangling unwieldy chargers has finally come to an end. Here's how companies are making chargers smaller and lighter.

The giant trees of tropical forests are important allies in the fight against climate change because of their ability to store carbon, yet they are still poorl…

Spanish prosecutors have formally charged members of the Belorado nursing home with serious mistreatment and coercion, a move that could result in prison sente…

The Vatican has excommunicated six bishops from the ultraconservative Society of St Pius X, while warning that any lay believers who "formally adhere" to the b…

Every day, around 16 million small, low-value packages arrive in the EU , 91% of which come from China . Many of those parcels contain items that European shop…

Small farms grow much of the world's food, but from space they are nearly invisible. Their fields are tiny and ill-defined, and the satellite tools built to tr…