A former cancer nurse who became a priest at the age of 40 will be installed as archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday, publicly celebrating her election as the first woman to lead the Church...

The United States sent a 15-point plan to Iran for a possible ceasefire, an official said, even as it began to move paratroopers to the Mideast to back up a contingent of Marines heading there...

Italian singer-songwriter Gino Paoli, one of the defining voices of post-war Italian music and a leading figure of the scuola genovese, has died at the age of 91. His family said he passed away...

A civil jury in California found Monday that Bill Cosby was liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 1972 and awarded her $59.25 million. After a nearly two-week trial in...

Smoke rose from central Tel Aviv as Iranian missiles and drones targeted Israel and Gulf Arab states Tuesday, even as U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. was in talks with the Islamic Republic...

 The United States and Iran threatened to target critical infrastructure Sunday as the war in the Middle East, now in its fourth week, puts lives and livelihoods at risk throughout the...

President Donald Trump warned the U.S. will "obliterate" power plants in Iran if the Islamic Republic doesn't fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, while Iranian missiles struck two...

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday summoned Catholic bishops to Rome for a special meeting on ministering to families that takes as its starting point Leo's strong endorsement of one of Pope Francis' most...

The uncrewed Russian tanker drifting in the Mediterranean for the past two weeks has entered Libya's search and rescue zone and is now about 40 nautical miles (74 kilometers) from Libya's...

Three weeks into an escalating war in the Middle East, Iran threatened to expand its retaliatory attacks to include recreational and tourist sites worldwide, as the U.S. announced it was sending more...