The father of an old, estranged fiancé of mine once asked me why I raised our daughters Catholic. The implication was that ...

Religious leaders gathered to hear the vice president articulate the Trump administration’s policy on religious freedom ...

The world of the Roman Empire was not just one of legions, emperors, and conquests — it was also a world of legal disputes, ...

For Syria's post-regime change future to be successful, the head of the Catholic Church's leading humanitarian and social service confederation has one clear message: End the sanctions now.

These days, it seems like there is a high-profile conversion nearly every day. And praise the Lord for that. Celebrities have ...

Israeli forces' ongoing encroachment in southern Syria is devastating farmland, destroying vital crops, and crippling local ...

After the exodus of most Syrian Jews, a few remain in the country they have called home for centuries. The New Arab finds out ...

After a coalition of rebels toppled the Assad regime, the interim government they have set up in Damascus has moved quickly ...

Claims that the U.S. bishops' conference profits from its partnership with the government to assist refugee populations that qualify for federal assistance, and that the Catholic Church facilitates ...

Historian Diana Darke argues in “Islamesque” that Europe’s monuments owe a vast debt to Muslim craftsmen and designers.

An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members has collided with an Army helicopter while landing at ...

PALMYRA, Syria — Abdurahman Abu Hamza, a farmer from the Syrian city of Deir Ezzour, last visited the ancient ruins of ...