Age, geographical, ideological considerations and Donald Trump will all be factors that play into who becomes the next pope.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday he welcomed the successful rescue of all "hostages" held by Venezuela's ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task on Wednesday of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world ...

A meeting between the leaders of Canada and the United States is not usually considered a high-stakes showdown, but there was ...

Francis’ successor will be selected by cardinals at the conclave that begins on May 7. Cardinals, known as the “princes of ...

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland called for fresh elections after Friedrich Merz's initial defeat in his bid to ...

Mohammed Ali al-Houthi said President Donald Trump's decision to halt attacks in Yemen marked "a victory" for the group.

Democratic senators pressed Anthony Tata on inflammatory past remarks as he seeks key Pentagon role overseeing recruitment, readiness and personnel policy.

At least a dozen members of Merz’s proposed coalition failed to back him in the first vote on Tuesday — despite his coalition ...

Merz won in a second round of voting after failing to secure an absolute majority in an earlier round.

Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has congratulated German conservative leader Friedrich Merz on being elected by ...