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A few years ago, Pope Francis turned to an Augustinian priest and asked a question about a personnel decision he was considering. “If I name Prevost as the head of the office...

The new pope, Leo XIV, has spent most of his life as a friar in the Order of St. Augustine, a religious community in the Roman Catholic Church. His experience of joining,...

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and President Trump talked on the phone late on Thursday, after which Mr. Trump posted on social media that the United States would impose sanctions on Russia...

President Vladimir V. Putin will preside over a Victory Day parade on Red Square on Friday, a grand celebration of the Soviet triumph against Nazi Germany 80 years ago that is being...

In retrospect, Pope Leo XIV had it all going for him.The new pope, whose election on the second day of the conclave stunned the Roman Catholic world, seemed to be from two...

Anticipation had been building in St. Peter’s Square on Thursday morning as people started to think in earnest that the cardinals would elect a new pope. But when the first smoke of...

The conclave to elect the next pope is now underway at the Vatican. The cardinals — the prelates who are just below the pope in the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy — will...

Indian aircraft went down after the country launched attacks against Pakistan this week, in what it said was retaliation for a terrorist attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir that killed 26 people and caused...

After the men who will select the next pope were locked inside the Sistine Chapel without cellphones on Wednesday, the only thing left to do was wait for them to send a...

Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York has some advice for cardinals who are about to experience their first conclave.“Bring a book,” he said in an interview on Tuesday afternoon, as the...