The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not ...

Pope Francis called on the world and 1.4 billion Catholics to confront climate change. He brought attention to the issue but ...

Reflecting on his encounters with Pope Francis, Zubik said he was struck by "not just the dignity of the pope's office but ...

Workers who track data on car crashes, drownings, traumatic brain injury, falls in the elderly, and other perils lost their ...

Francis suffered from chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was admitted to a hospital on Feb ...

The comments come after reports that Trump is hoping to use tariff negotiations with other countries to isolate China.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli spent over four decades covering Rome. During her time, she covered the last three popes. But Poggioli ...

Kevin Farrell is the camerlengo, or acting head of the Vatican, until a new pope is elected. Here's what to know about ...

On Wednesday, students from seven middle schools competed in the challenge to showcase their knowledge of civics. This is the ...

In Iraq, Pope Francis was recalled as a courageous leader who worked to deepen inter-faith understanding. "Today we mourn the ...

Trump praised the pope at the start of Francis's papacy, in 2013. But relations soured during the 2016 election, when Francis ...

"Regardless of their partisan leanings, most U.S. Catholics regard Francis as an agent of change," Pew added. "Overall, about ...