Who Is Robert Francis Prevost, the New Pope? What to Know About Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday, after he was selected as pope. He took the name Leo XIV.
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For Keir Starmer, a U.S.-U.K. Trade Agreement Will Count as a Win
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain has tried to act as a bridge between Europe and the United States.
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Overnight Clashes Strain Diplomacy Efforts for India and Pakistan
A house damaged by artillery shelling in Poonch, in the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir, on Thursday.
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Putin and Xi Rebuke U.S. and Vow to Strengthen Ties
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, right, and Xi Jinping, China’s leader, at the Kremlin on Thursday.
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Europe Alone and in Shock on V-E Day
President Emmanuel Macron of France, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and their wives during a D-Day commemoration last year in Normandy.
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The Huge, Under-the-Radar Shift Happening in the West Bank
Israeli soldiers conducting a military operation in the Jenin camp in the West Bank in March.
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Russia’s Military Show of Strength Masks Economic and Diplomatic Cracks
Under a billboard saying “We remember,” spectators watched military vehicles practice for the Victory Day parade in Moscow on Wednesday.
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Victory Day in Russian-Occupied Ukraine: A Muted Celebration
A World War II veteran at a parade on Wednesday in Pelahiivka, a village in the Russian-occupied Donetsk region of Ukraine, celebrating the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany.
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E.U. Unveils Plan for Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Products, if Negotiations Fail
The E.U. has threatened to impose new tariffs on a range of American exports, including meat.
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How India Is Trying to Squeeze Pakistan Far From the Battlefield
A view of the Uri-II hydroelectric project dam on the Jhelum River in the Indian portion Kashmir, which flows into the Pakistani part of Kashmir. In April, India pulled out of a river-sharing treaty that has safeguarded Pakistan’s vulnerable water supply since 1960. Pakistan called it an act of war.
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Chelsea F.C. Ends Inquiry Into Bullying Allegations Without Sharing Findings
Stamford Bridge, Chelsea’s stadium, in London. Accounts of workplace bullying in the team’s marketing department were revealed in The New York Times in 2022.
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Denmark Outraged by Report of Increased Spying in Greenland
Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Denmark’s foreign minister, who summoned the U.S. ambassador to express his anger over reports of spying.
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Friday Briefing
Pope Leo XIV appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica yesterday.
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Russia’s Victory Day Parade: What to Know.
Spectators watch a passing column of Russian armored vehicles in Moscow on Wednesday, a rehearsal day before the big Victory Day military parade there on Friday.
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‘Justice for Cwecwe’: Report of a Child’s Rape Enrages South Africans
Protesters in Matatiele, South Africa, calling for justice for a 7-year-old girl known as Cwecwe who said she was raped.
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Trump Officials Seek to Bring First White Afrikaner Refugees to U.S. Next Week
A group of white South Africans rallying outside the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, earlier this year.
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John Prevost, Pope Leo XIV’s Brother, Reflects on His Election and Values
John Prevost, a brother of Pope Leo XIV, holding a portrait of him and his two brothers from 1958 outside his home in New Lenox, Ill., on Thursday.
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What’s in a Name? In the Case of Leo XIV, Lessons in Bridging Historical Shifts
A portrait of Pope Leo XIII, who led the Roman Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903, by the German painter Franz Seraph von Lenbach.
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What Does Pope Leo XIV Do Now? Here’s a Look at His Upcoming Schedule.
Pope Leo XIV on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday with, from left, Archbishop Diego Giovanni Ravelli, Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Cardinal Vinko Puljić.
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Peru rejoices over the new pope and claims him as their own.
The Vatican’s flag fluttering at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Lima, Peru, after Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected pontiff on the second day of the conclave on Thursday.
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American church leaders signal support for Leo XIV and for the continuation of Francis’ priorities.
Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley, right, with Cardinal Celestino Aós Braco in St Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Thursday after a new pope had been chosen.
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The Pope Is a Graduate of Villanova, Where the Church Bells Won’t Stop Ringing
St. Thomas of Villanova Church at Villanova University in Pennsylvania on Thursday.
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Pope Leo XIV Overcame a Major Strike Against Him: Being American
Pope Leo XIV on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, greeting the crowd in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Thursday.
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World leaders offer Pope Leo XIV wishes for peace and unity.
Pope Leo XIV made his first appearance on the balcony at St. Peter’s Basilica.
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Friday Briefing: The First American Pope
Pope Leo XIV appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica yesterday.
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A fact sheet on the first American pope, Leo XIV.
Pope Leo XIV is the first American pope.
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Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost’s Rise to Become Pope Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost at the Vatican in March.
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‘JD Vance Is Wrong’: The Pope Appears Uneasy With Trump Immigration Policies
Vice President JD Vance in Rome to meet with Pope Francis last month.
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Americans Celebrate Pope Leo XIV, the First Pontiff From the U.S.
A television at a restaurant in Cincinnati showed the announcement of the new pope.
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For the faithful in St. Peter’s Square, confusion and shock gave way to relief.
People in St. Peter’s Square watching a screen as Pope Leo XIV appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday.
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Read the Full Transcript of Pope Leo XIV’s First Speech
Pope Leo XIV speaking for the first time on Thursday.
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U.S. Government to Stop Tracking the Costs of Extreme Weather
Surfside Beach, Texas, after Hurricane Beryl, one of 27 billion-dollar weather or climate disasters last year.
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Pope Leo XIV, the First American Pontiff, Took a Global Route to the Top Post
Pope Leo XIV has the potential to shake up the global Catholic power structure.
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How Does a Pope Choose His Name?
A cardinal making his way to the Vatican the day before the funeral of Pope Francis.
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The pope’s first words from the balcony will set expectations for his papacy.
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who took the name Pope Francis, spoke to an audience after being selected to lead the Catholic Church.
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After White Smoke Signals a New Pope, What Happens Next?
Papal garments in three sizes are prepared for the conclave because no one knows who — or how big — the new pope will be.
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Older cardinals can’t vote in the conclave, but they have thoughts on the proceedings.
Cardinal Domenico Calcagno is over the age of 80 and not allowed to vote.
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Intelligence Agencies Increase Focus on Greenland, U.S. Officials Say
A radar antenna array in Nuuk, Greenland, this year. President Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to acquire the island.
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If you want to be pope, it helps not to act like it.
Cardinals taking communion during the funeral for Pope Francis in April.
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Trump Officials Ask Texas Court to End Protections for Lesser Prairie Chicken
Researchers estimate that lesser prairie chickens have declined from hundreds of thousands or even millions to about 30,000 today. Habitat loss is the main culprit.
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The Sistine Chapel hasn’t always been home to the conclave.
The Sistine Chapel in 1939, when it was set up for the conclave that elected Pope Pius XII.
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Age Could Help to Decide the Next Pope
Cardinals at the funeral for Pope Francis last month.
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Here are 7 key issues dividing the Roman Catholic Church.
Cardinals in Vatican City after the death of Pope Francis. A conclave to choose his successor is to start on Wednesday.
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How Accurate Is the Movie ‘Conclave’?
A scene from “Conclave,” a fictionalized account of the selection of a new pope.
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Mississippi Man Is Charged With Stalking Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Aniston at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles last year.
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After black smoke at noon, the crowd in St. Peter’s hopes for white smoke at night.
Reacting as black smoke rises from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday morning.
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A call for ‘unity’ in the conclave sounds divisive to some.
Cardinals returned to St. Peter’s Basilica after Pope Francis’ funeral in April.
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Documentary Identifies Israeli Soldier as Shooter of Palestinian American Journalist
The site of Shireen Abu Akleh’s fatal shooting in Jenin, the West Bank, in 2022. The killing of the U.S. citizen prompted the Biden administration to push Israel to more rigorously investigate her death.
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A convent asks people to spiritually adopt a voting cardinal.
On a convent’s website, people can pick a cardinal to support with prayer in the election of the pope.
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Merz and Germany’s New Government Face a Tricky Challenge: an AfD-Led Opposition
The German Parliament on Tuesday after Friedrich Merz was sworn in as chancellor.
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Crowds begin to gather in St. Peter’s Square.
Gathering in St. Peter’s Square on Thursday.
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No Phones, No Internet: The Vote for a New Pope Is Held in Extreme Secrecy
The process of selecting a new pope, which takes place in the Sistine Chapel, is intended to be leakproof.
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Thursday Briefing
Part of a damaged aircraft near Srinagar, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, yesterday.
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Robert Francis Prevost, Now Leo XIV, Is First American Pope
In Israel’s Demolition Path, West Bank Residents Pack Up Their Lives
The Real Stars of the Papal Conclave: Seagulls
The Moment Pope Leo XIV Emerged on the Balcony
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