As hundreds of thousands of Catholics descend upon the Vatican to celebrate the life of Pope Francis, local military and police are armed with huge guns ...

A hotel in the Japanese city of Kyoto asked an Israeli traveler who had served in the Israeli Defense Forces to voluntarily ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for economic resilience during the ongoing conflict with Russia.

The Swiss Guards were founded by Pope Julius II in 1506. It is a military body made up of Swiss citizens, whose main task is ...

The Ukrainian president said the meeting could prove historic if it delivers the kind of peace he is hoping for, and a White ...

All Ukrainian troops have been forced from parts of Russia’s Kursk region, which Moscow lost control of last year to a ...

Mourners will bid a final farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday during his funeral Mass, which is expected to draw ...

Ukrainian officials disputed the claim, saying their forces continue to hold back Russian troops in the Kursk sector.

Pope Francis was hospitalized for just over five weeks beginning in February 2025 to address what the Vatican initially said ...

As the line of mourners moves slowly along behind him, Ciriaco Sarnelli peers at me from beneath the immaculate brim of his ...

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of ...

President Donald Trump said in an interview published Friday that "Crimea will stay with Russia," the latest example of the U.S. leader pressuring Ukraine to make concessions to end the war while it ...