At the start of his second term Albanese is arguably in a better position than Robert Menzies, the nation’s longest-serving prime minister, and Bob Hawke, Labor’s longest-serving prime minister. Labor ...

Pope Francis, who took his name from the patron saint of ecology -- St. Francis of Assisi -- died the day before Earth Day ...

China is expanding its economic and political footprint in Latin America through billions of dollars in loans and cooperative ...

Sometimes, when you hear people who ordinarily should be referred to as elders (with the wisdom widely believed to be ...

Both observers and Vietnamese Catholics believe that Leo XIV will carry forward the legacy of Pope Francis, who brought ...

As a boy, I once told my mother that I wanted to grow up to be either the pope or a mud wrestler. She replied dryly that ...

The new pope, the latest in a line dating back almost 2,000 years, was quickly subjected to a very modern phenomenon: no sooner had Pope Leo XIV delivered his first address than people started ...

The joy of witnessing Pope Leo XIV's inauguration was quickly overshadowed by the harsh reality: Pakistan once again ...

Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, waves as he arrives to celebrate his inauguration Mass at the Vatican ...

Reports that the new leader of the Catholic Church has mixed African ancestry offer a fascinating antidote to President Trump’s attacks on diversity in America.

GAO wasn’t the only organization to push back against DOGE’s overreach. Late last month, Trump attempted to fire three board ...

The last three pontiffs each chose very different paths between Rome and home.