At the time of his election in May and in the months immediately following, this correspondent expressed a cautious ...

The Vatican accepts the resignation of detained underground Bishop Joseph Zhang Weizhu, replacing him with state-approved Bishop Francis Li Jianlin in Xinxiang. Critics condemn the move as a betrayal ...

"Every day, the world discards 1.5 billion plastic cups, 250 million pounds of clothes, 220 million aluminum cans, 3 million ...

President Donald Trump said Monday that he would allow Nvidia to sell an advanced type of computer chip used in the ...

A key congressional panel focused on China’s impacts on human rights and religious freedom is urging Congress and the Trump ...

A federal judge said Tuesday that the Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking ...

Francis, 88, died on Monday at the Vatican. Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, was buried Saturday at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major after dying one week ago at 88 years old.

Pope Leo XIV was elected as the Catholic Church's 267th leader on Thursday. The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that ...