Jewish, Christian, Muslim leaders submit to Pope Francis a joint document denouncing assisted suicide in initiative spearheaded by Israeli ethicist

Abu Dhabi complex will include church and mosque; follows pope's visit to country earlier this year that resulted in religious tolerance pact

82-year-old pontiff reassures crowd that unprecedented 7-minute delay in Angelus prayer wasn't due to health reasons

Israel to send aircraft, flame-retardant materials; PM joins global leaders expressing concern over massive blazes in 'the lungs of the world'

French president says world leaders nearing agreement on how to help battle blazes and repair damage, though it's unclear whether Brazil will accept offer

References to the ancient Jewish sect, a precursor of rabbinic Judaism criticized by Jesus, were for centuries an expression of Christian anti-Semitism

Move marks unprecedented effort by Pope Francis to respond to global sex abuse and whitewashing scandals, applies to all 415,000 priests and 660,000 nuns of the church

Francis denounces 'cruel violence' of Easter Day attacks at churches and hotels; head of Egypt's al-Azhar Mosque says terrorists actions go against all religious teachings