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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former U.S. poet laureate, Joy Harjo, about her book "Washing My Mother's Body" where she explores the complexity of a daughter's grief as she reflects on her mother's life.

In a historic and unpredictable moment, white smoke billowed out of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, as the first pope from the United States of America was unveiled.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Massimo Faggioli, professor of theology and religious studies at Villanova University — the new Pope's alma mater — about the direction the Catholic Church will likely take under Pope Leo XIV.

The Soviet spacecraft Kosmos-482 was launched in 1972 on a mission to Venus. But due to a rocket malfunction, it's been hurtling back towards Earth in an elliptical orbit for the past 53 years.

Trade negotiators from the U.S. and China are starting talks this weekend in Switzerland. These are the first high-level trade talks between the two countries since President Trump returned to the White House.

Growing up, Amy Marshall loved her adoptive parents, but always wondered where she came from. Finally, when she was in her late forties with a family of her own, she decided to find out.

Robert Prevost was born and raised in the Chicago Area. How will that shape his papacy? NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Loyola University Theologian Susan Ross.

Pope Leo XIV is truly a pope of the Americas. He's a dual citizen, of the United States and Peru, where people are ecstatic about his elevation to pontiff.

The world is watching the Vatican on Thursday as 133 cardinals work to choose which of them will be the next pope.

Efforts to mediate the India-Pakistan conflict are not going to work "unless the U.S. steps in with full sincerity," Praveen Donthi, a senior analyst with the International Crisis Group, told NPR.

Pakistan shot down Indian drones on Thursday that were flying over major cities, Pakistan's military spokesman said. This comes after India launched multiple strikes across Pakistan on Tuesday.

Hear the latest on the escalating conflict between India and Pakistan, Trump administration wants to send migrants to Libya, Federal Reserve policymakers hold interest rates steady for now.