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 ...

Congressman Brendan Boyle on how the new pope affects American politics, on issues both in line and at odds with the Trump administration ...

In our latest installment of Cineplexity, NPR staffers discuss how much horror is too much for kids to watch in movies.

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

President Trump's idea to impose a tariff on films made outside the U.S. has been a hot topic all week in Hollywood. It's also put a spotlight on efforts to bring production back to California.

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.

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

As the Department of Veterans Affairs tries to meet President Trump's goal of cutting 15% of staff, vets are concerned there ...

Dave Barry says he's always been the "class clown." His new book looks back at his "first 77 years," examining the funny but also the tragic. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to the Pulitzer Prize winner.

The D.C. area band didn't fall far from the genre's tree, but it's ripping out pop-punk's more problematic roots.

John Adams has been called America's greatest living composer. His adaptation of Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra" opens at the Metropolitan Opera, in New York, next week.

The Trump administration is not eager to involve itself in international conflicts like the one between India and Pakistan.