As fierce rains pounded Southern California, homes were swept away, roads were overwhelmed and widespread rescues forced homeowners to reckon with yet another major disaster. After the fires devastated Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los...

 The conservative Law and Justice government in Poland has taken a decidedly regulatory approach toward Sunday shopping. On Sunday, November 24 , The government approved a law to ban Sunday trading within the next...

 Pope Francis met with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Vatican Saturday morning. It was their first meeting since the president’s election on 3 February. The orderly development of “a civil, pluralistic society requires”...

Christmas Eve fell on Sunday this year. That is one of Germany’s traditional shopping days, but it also clashed with the German Constitution’s provision that recognizes Sunday as a day of rest. Bakeries, kiosks,...

German Cardinal Reinhard Marx has stated that decisions about sexual morality must be discerned according to a well-formed conscience, respecting “the interplay of freedom and responsibility.” The chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference said...

2018 could see a geopolitical crisis on the scale of the financial crash a decade ago, Eurasia Group has warned in its annual outlook. Describing global political challenges as “daunting,” the New York-based political...

Aaron and Melissa Klein, owners of the now-closed Sweetcakes by Melissa bakery took a hit in the appellate court. They had argued that state Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian violated state and federal laws by...