An idealistic ophthalmologist, he came up with an ingenious way to treat blindness in far-flung places: by outfitting an airplane with an operating room.

President Trump, Melania Trump, Prince William and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine were among those who paid respects to the pontiff in St. Peter’s Square.

Officials in Kyiv plan to deliver their proposal to President Trump’s team, after rejecting a White House plan that would have given the Kremlin much of what it wants.

To those who cast their nets into the Delaware River each spring, hoping for a bounty of shad, it’s a tradition worth saving.

Two of the five popes before Francis have become saints, but merely serving as pontiff is no longer a guarantee of canonization.

We are live from the Vatican.

Catfights abound in Trump’s macho world.

Opinion columnists break down the motives behind the president’s blitz of executive actions since he took office.

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. President Donald Trump wants federal agencies to fast-track applications for deep-sea mining in an effort to make the United States a global leader in the nascent industry.  Trump issued an executive order Thursday declaring that US policy includes “creating a […]

The beloved author left Chile at a time of great turmoil and has longed for the nation of her youth ever since.

Mark Carney, the new prime minister seeking a full term in Monday’s election, has built his campaign around President Trump’s threats to the country.

My brief tour with Pope Francis, the diplomat of our times.

Even though Liberal candidate Mark Carney has a lengthy climate policy résumé, Trump’s threats have nearly drowned the issue out of the campaign.

Beneath the spectacle of an action-packed vampire movie, the film has plenty to say about what is sacred and what is profane.

Participants at the I.M.F and World Bank meetings this week reckoned with the prospect that the U.S. safe haven could lose its luster.

As colleges face increased scrutiny from the federal government, they are taking diverging approaches in choosing commencement keynotes.

As tariffs threaten the cost of synth knobs, wine corks, specialty butters and trading card sleeves, the stuff that makes American life fun may become out of reach.

The Dominican nightclub where a roof loaded with equipment collapsed, killing 232 people, had repeatedly violated excessive noise rules. Now some wonder if sound vibrations played a role.

Tesla’s sleek electric vehicles used to be a status symbol in liberal Mill Valley, Calif. Now, they are despised by many — including those who drive them.

When did our taste buds become so spoiled?

An embarrassing disclosure by federal lawyers revealed the weaknesses in the government’s bid to end the New York toll program. It could mark a turning point in the case.

Sister Geneviève Jeanningros left the queue of mourners and approached the body of Pope Francis as it lay in state.

The pardon of Paul Walczak, who had been convicted of tax crimes, comes as the president uses clemency to reward allies and swipe at perceived enemies.

The pardon of Paul Walczak, who had been convicted of tax crimes, comes as the president uses clemency to reward allies and swipe at perceived enemies.

A federal judge in Louisiana said the deportation of the child to Honduras with her mother, even though her father had filed an emergency petition, appeared to be “illegal and unconstitutional.”

A federal judge in Louisiana said the deportation of the child to Honduras with her mother, even though her father had filed an emergency petition, appeared to be “illegal and unconstitutional.”

The risk of exposing a military still being modernized may constrain Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he weighs retaliation for a terrorist attack.

She accused Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, of recruiting her to join their predatory ring and sued Prince Andrew for sexual assault.

Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested on suspicion that she “intentionally misdirected federal agents away from” an immigrant being pursued by the authorities, the F.B.I. director said.

Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested on suspicion that she “intentionally misdirected federal agents away from” an immigrant being pursued by the authorities, the F.B.I. director said.