A judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from immediately enacting certain changes to how federal elections are run, including adding a proof-of-citizenship requirement to the federal ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

Pope Francis nudged the Catholic Church toward change. His successor can see it through ― or take the church back.

The United States’ new policy of trade barriers is opening up unexpected opportunities for Central and South America. Three ...

With more than 61 million Catholics and the second-highest number of cardinals after Italy, the United States is primed for the question of whether an ...

In a new book, the Pulitzer Prize winner Greg Grandin tells the history of the hemisphere from south of the border.