Sylvia Poggioli has covered several papal conclaves and the Vatican for decades. For this week's reporter's notebook, she reflects on what it's like to cover one of the most secretive institutions in ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York, about the significance of the Cardinals electing the first pope from the United States.

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While Trump announces a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, residents report blasts over Indian-held Kashmir shortly after.

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News of an American pope, and a Chicagoan, causes NPR's Scott Simon to remember what it was like attending Mass in his ...

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The likelihood that the newly elected pope has consumed a Chicago style hot dog is not zero. And that means something.