From Hello Kitty to Pikachu, the country changed what the world considers adorable. But do these characters represent joy — ...

I wanted to make a point of placing the monsters within the daily life of Tokyo,” says the photographer Tess Ayano, who spent ...

Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88. As tributes pour in from around the world, the Vatican faces a transition.

Pope Francis passed away at 7:35 a.m. local time on Easter Monday, April 21, at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa ...

Francis was the inclusive pope, the forgiving pope. He would forgive Trump and Vance, but he just wouldn’t have voted for ...

A daughter recalled the life lessons taught by her father. A woman said she was forever changed by her injuries. A father ...

Some said that the modern world would kill bespoke, and fashion’s most sacred street would die with it. But within the ...

Pope Francis passed away at 7:35 a.m. local time on Easter Monday, April 21, at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa ...

Pope Francis passed away at 7:35 a.m. local time on Easter Monday, April 21, at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa ...

Archbishop Loy Chong says the late Pope Francis’ vulnerability and his closeness to people who are vulnerable were key themes ...

Pope Francis didn’t affirm same-sex marriage or lobby for ordaining women as priests. But he gently steered the Catholic ...

Filipinos knelt before a framed photo of Pope Francis surrounded by flowers and candles inside the Manila Cathedral on ...