Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was remembered at a state funeral Saturday for his Nobel Peace Prize-earning role in ending South Africa's apartheid regime of racial oppression and for ...

Growing up, I was always into the idea of being a ballerina, wearing a tutu skirt, and dancing around the house. Until that dream was shattered when 4-year-old me decided that she wanted to do ...

(RNS) — Retired Anglican Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu, the man who became synonymous with South Africa’s nonviolent struggle against apartheid, died Sunday (Dec. 26) at the age of 90. Tutu was ...

Desmond Tutu, South Africa's former Anglican archbishop and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, recently celebrated his 85th birthday with an interesting message: He wants the option of an assisted death.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, an uncompromising foe of the country’s past racist policy of apartheid and a modern-day activist for racial justice and ...

"Tutu was a living embodiment of faith in action, speaking boldly against racism, injustice, corruption, and oppression, not just in apartheid South Africa but wherever in the world he saw wrongdoing, ...

"God rest ye merry, gentleman," the Christian world, the South African world, the human rights world, and the justice and peace world could all intone while farewelling one of the world's moral giants ...

Tributes are pouring in for South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu who has died at the age of 90. One of the leaders of the anti-apartheid movement, his death was confirmed by the president's office on ...