VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A quiet alliance between North and South American cardinals helped elect the first US-born pope.

Cardinals Pietro Parolin of Italy and Luis Antonio Gokim ... At age 80, he is too old to vote for the next pope, and the voting cardinals almost always choose their successor from among their ...

Zelensky calls Trump after Moscow and Kyiv agree to 1000-prisoner swap - The critical talks ended after a turbulent two days ...

Russia is demanding Ukraine withdraw all troops for a ceasefire, a move Kyiv calls unrealistic. This live blog is now closed.

In interviews in the run-up to the conclave, I steered clear of making predictions in order to focus on the process: what the ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That's more than any nation except Italy, home to 17 of the electors who will gather Wednesday ...