State-run Iraqia TV says pilot dies after crash in Sinjar mountains

Despite historical fears of sectarianism, some former Catholics have become Scottish Nationalists

Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue criticises 'shameful practices' of beheading and FGM

Responsibility to protect is enshrined in Article 18 of the 1948 Declaration of Human Rights and was born in the embers of the Holocaust

There is much about brain function that is not yet understood and it appears that the medical definition of 'brain death' is not infallible

Babies and the elderly among those suffering from diseases, thirst and malnutrition

Cardinal Fernando Filoni's visit delayed by 24 hours due to logistical problems

Tornado jets to fly to Iraq to take part in reconnaissance missions to help humanitarian mission