Pope Francis has named all-new blood to the Vatican’s main financial watchdog agency. By reforming the Church, Francis is serving the interests not just of Catholics but of people of all faiths and none.

The European Union looks ready to remove a key hurdle to importing Canadian oil sands crude, due to economic and energy security demands. This shouldn’t be surprising: Canada has oil, and people are going to buy it.

Will calling the sky blue land you in the slammer next in Hungary?

Francois Hollande is pleading with President Obama to intervene in the investigation of French bank BNP Paribas over its alleged sanctions-busting behavior. While President Obama is right to demur, we shouldn’t lose sight of what a huge deal this is.

Boko Haram militants slaughtered hundreds in northern Nigeria this week while disguised as soldiers and preachers, amid reports that members of the military are suspected of abetting the terrorists.

Chinese ships continue to encroach on disputed territory in the South China Sea. The Foreign Affairs Secretary of the Philippines says China is might be building a military base or an airstrip.

Your bus may soon know where you live and how you travel. A new start-up called Bridj will use data from social media and other sources to plan fast, efficient bus routes.

Boko Haram’s horrors are no more attributable to Islam than they are to the perpetrators’ identities as Nigerians or Africans. They instead have everything to do with what happens when societies don’t put the brakes on men—or menace.

A recent CBO report contained a troubling admission: It can no longer score the budget effects of the ACA. Whether by accident or by design, day by day we’re losing our ability to assess the effects of Obamacare.

Pope Francis noted in a recent homily that pets are inadequate substitutes for children. He’s onto something, but his fans in the media may not like it.