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.

The following is a series of edited excerpts from an interview conducted by David Popp with Stacey Walthers Naffah, president and CEO of Wm. K. Walthers, Inc. on April 21, 2025. It is part of ...

I’m a Gen Z feminist who came into consciousness online during the first Trump presidency — a coming-of-age experience that ...

State and local election officials from across the country are meeting to consider President Donald Trump’s executive order ...

State and local election officials from across the country are meeting to consider President Donald Trump's executive order ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church’s most senior officials will meet to begin discussions on choosing ...

Around 1 a.m. local time today, families across Kyiv awoke to sirens signaling incoming Russian missiles and drones. By ...

Dick Durbin, 80, served five terms in the Senate, and his announcement was met with celebration among some in the Republican ...

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin announced Wednesday that he will not seek reelection in 2026, ending his more than four-decade career ...

Lawmakers say they're "troubled" that only the state police and governor's office will receive a detailed written report about the findings.

Illinois' senior senator, Dick Durbin, has made it official: He's retiring at the end of his current term as the Senate's No.

Illinois representative Sean Casten tells VF that town halls are at the core of democracy because people “deserve to have ...