Putin proposed that the talks be ‘without preconditions’ in Istanbul on May 15 after European leaders and Trump agreed on an ...

The Catholic Church made history Thursday with the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff. The moment carried ...

Prevost was brought to the Vatican in 2023 by Pope Francis as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations.

Over an hour after the white smoke emerged, the new pope, clad in his papal vestments, stepped out onto the balcony and ...

Much of the world’s attention is on the Vatican, where the conclave has begun and cardinals are meeting to select a successor ...

American cardinals who voted in the conclave played down the significance of the new pope’s roots in the United States, ...

There had long been a taboo against a U.S. pope, but the Chicago native, who had been a leading candidate for the papacy, was ...

Cardinals have elected a new pope who will appear on the Vatican balcony soon and be named—watch our live stream.

The papal conclave was officially over at around 6 p.m. local time Thursday after white smoke was seen rising from the ...

The 69-year-old will become Leo XIV as he succeeds the late Pope Francis, who brought the Peruvian-American to the Vatican ...