The first American pope succeeds Francis, preaching peace while confronting Church divides and urgent global crises.

VATICAN CITY — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled ...

Here’s how to watch the 2025 Italian Open tennis tournament, including ways to livestream the Italian Open without cable.

Swiatek has equalled Victoria Azarenka’s record of most 6-0 set wins in WTA 1000 events since the format’s introduction in ...

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert ...

Vatican firefighters have installed the iconic chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, a key step ahead of the May 7 conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Black smoke = no pope yet; white smoke = a new ...

This weekend, Jannik Sinner will return to the tennis court for the first time in over three months. The last time the tennis world saw Sinner compete was during his victory at the Australian Open.

World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz of Spain announced on Thursday that he is fit and ready to play after missing the Madrid Open because of a groin injury. The third seed faces Serbian qualifier Dusan Lajovic ...

Robert Prevost gave a heartfelt appraisal to Pope Francis, who died aged 88 on Easter Monday last month, as he addressed ...

Americans in St. Peter’s square were stunned and joyous when they learned that an American cardinal, Robert Provost, was elected pope Thursday and had taken the name Leo XIV.

World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz has named the opponent he hopes to face in the final of the Rome Masters as he gears up for his ...