The right of children to identity is globally recognised, with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child ...

When he was installed as head of Roman Catholic Church in 2013, Pope Francis was heralded as a progressive change-maker. For ...

One complication is The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Read more at straitstimes.com ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born on December 17 1936 in the Flores district of Buenos Aires, the eldest of five children in a ...

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the ...

He made his last public appearance on Easter Sunday — a day before his death — to bless thousands of people in St. Peter’s ...

Pope Francis, the charismatic and conciliatory Argentinian who moved to liberalize the Roman Catholic Church, dramatically ...

Pope Francis died Monday, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for ...

We do this not only for us, but for all of humanity and all beings.” For Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari of Peru, a winner of ...

Proposals would protect immigrant students, families and Driving Privilege Card holders from having personal information shared with federal officials.

Pope Francis has died, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate ...

Reactions to Pope Francis' death are flooding in as world leaders share condolences and messages about his papacy.