A joint statement from Congo's government and a coalition of insurgents in the country’s east including the M23 rebels says ...

UN chief António Guterres and President Lula da Silva of Brazil held a closed-door meeting with heads of state to discuss reaffirming the Paris Agreement.

Memorial Masses for Pope Francis are expected across the world on Tuesday. In the Philippines, people packed the main hall of ...

Pope Francis died of a stroke and irreversible heart failure, according to the death certificate released by the Vatican.

Tributes are flowing in after the death of Pope Francis, who died after a period of illness, on Monday, April 21. The Pope ...

Pope Francis, 88, died Monday morning at the Vatican. Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrell was seen sealing the door to ...

Pope Francis presided over the Catholic Church for more than a decade. The pontiff had suffered a number of health issues in recent years, and was growing increasingly frail before his passing.

His death ends a historic chapter for the Catholic Church. The first Latin American pope, he opened the doors of his faith to ...

Pope Francis, 88, died of a stroke and heart failure, the Vatican said. Francis was last seen Sunday when he gave the ...

The letter highlights the escalating humanitarian crisis in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and calls for ...

Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila has returned to Congo after two years of self-imposed exile abroad. He arrived on Friday in the rebel-held eastern city of Goma.

Separately, the UN is facing a cash crisis, partly related to the US owing $1.495 billion to the UN regular budget and ...