The following is the full first speech of Pope Leo XIV, given from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica shortly after ...

VATICAN CITY - From his first moments on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Leo XIV gave three important clues about ...

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles will be ready to welcome the world when it hosts the Olympics in 2028 and will use the time leading ...

LONDON - Bill Gates pledged on Thursday to give away some $200 billion to the world's poorest people in the next two decades.

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Hundreds of villagers have been evacuated to a college 20km away that has been converted into a shelter for the displaced.

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's administration is considering a proposal to create an international shipping registry ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected in a surprise choice to be the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, taking the ...

LONDON - Andy Farrell was a rugby league international at 17 and captained his country at 21 so he was never likely to be ...

Fears have grown that the worst confrontation in two decades in the conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours could ...

A dogfight between Chinese-made Pakistani jets and French-made Indian Rafale fighters will be closely scrutinized by ...