The pope expressed his grief over the Islamic attack on a cathedral and a refugee camp.
The civil war in South Sudan has raged on for five years. Initiatives giving former child soldiers jobs and education are a beacon of hope.
Amnesty International celebrates Asia Bibi's freedom and calls for the abolition of anti-blasphemy law.
Asia Bibi is free after having spent almost nine horrific years in a cell so small that she stretched out her arms and touched the walls. Additionally, her own jailer tried to kill her.