At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.Pope Leo XIV greeting the crowd from the balcony at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Thursday.
The new pope echoed themes that Francis, his predecessor, regularly addressed, as he appeared in front of thousands of the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square.Pope Leo XIV speaking to the faithful on Sunday from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, where he first appeared as pope
Mildred Prevost, a mother of three who sought a graduate degree, held her religious devotion at the center of her life.Mildred Prevost with her sons outside Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago.
In a digital age, the front pages of print newspapers can still capture a historic moment as they did on Friday with word-playing headlines, splashy photos and a dose of solemnity.A person reads the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano on Friday in Vatican City.
Democrats are hoping to tap into parents’ raw emotions by tying rising prices of baby gear and the spread of vaccine misinformation to President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Trinity Chisholm, 23, a nursing student and a Democrat in Virginia, said she was worried about measles outbreaks and bothere
Jorgen Boassen’s idolization of all things Trump, which has won him friends in Washington and sometimes hostile attention at home, has given him an unlikely new career: political influencer.Jorgen Boassen believes Greenland’s best bet for the future lies in breaking with Denmark and forging a close
Dartmouth College is not on the Trump administration’s target lists and its funding remains intact, unlike the rest of its peers. Its president may be why.Pro-Palestinian activists held a vigil at Dartmouth College this spring.
New developments in the nuclear powers’ harrowing four-day conflict, along with entrenched religious nationalism on each side, could signal more frequent battles ahead.Damaged houses in Jammu, in the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir, on Saturday.
Some details are clouded by contradictory statements and disinformation. But a pattern of rapid escalation brought the conflict to the brink of catastrophe.Soldiers examining the rubble of a mosque in Muridke, Pakistan, on Wednesday.
Far from the missile strikes and drone combat that grabbed the world’s attention, ordinary Kashmiris suffer the heaviest toll of India and Pakistan’s confrontation.A damaged house on Friday after overnight shelling in Gingal near Garkote, a village on the Indian-adminstered side of Kashmir.
Top officials are scheduled to conclude their weekend of trade negotiations in Geneva on Sunday.Members of the Chinese delegation at the trade talks in Geneva.
Companies squeezed by Shein and Temu are welcoming the end of a shipping rule that bolstered the Chinese e-commerce giants. But broader tariff concerns are outweighing any optimism.
European officials call food safety standards a “red line,” as Trump administration officials criticize rules that keep American beef and other meats off grocery shelves.Hendrik Dierendonck, right, and one of his chefs, Timon Michiels, at work at his butchery and restaurant in Saint-Idesbald, Belgiu
The party is trying to leverage local entrepreneurs’ concerns to argue that President Trump’s tariffs are yet another gift to the rich and powerful at the expense of everyday Americans.Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, speaking about small businesses at the Capitol on Monday.
Cris Hassold, a professor at New College of Florida for 50 years, left a mark on her 31 favorite students. “I think about her almost every day,” one said.Cris Hassold, center, in an undated photograph. She carved out an influential but complex legacy in a half-century of teaching at New College of F
Both men are politically divisive, fiercely combative and have outsize egos. But as Mr. Trump arrives in the Middle East next week, the fate of the region could hinge on their relationship.When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel met President Trump at the White House in February, the two me
A new round of talks were held Sunday in Oman on the future of Iran’s nuclear program.In Tehran last month. A new nuclear deal could transform Iran’s economic and political landscape by easing Western sanctions.
His suggestion to call the body of water the “Arabian Gulf” has apparently done the impossible: Unite Iranians.President Trump has said of his idea to change the name of the Persian Gulf, “I don’t know if feelings are going to be hurt.”
Ukraine’s president is pushing for an immediate truce. European leaders have said they will would impose new sanctions on Moscow if Russia’s president does not accept.From left: Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, President Emmanuel Macron of France, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, Prime
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York, a moderate Democrat, used Fox News to amplify a message that her policies are “giving kids their childhoods back.”while many elements inform Gov. Kathy Hochul’s politics, perhaps none is more central than her role as a mother.
In his new film, “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” the Weeknd plays the Weeknd for the last time. What’s next for him?Mr. Tesfaye is retiring the persona of the Weeknd, his musical home since he started releasing mixtapes online.
President Trump’s efforts to eliminate the Department of Education and give its funding directly to the states is a nightmare for parents like myself.
Neither MAGA nor woke, the new pontiff confounds political categories.The crowd as Pope Leo XIV appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s on Thursday.
While parents work hard to mold their offspring, those offspring just as often mold each other.
