Ships in the Gulf of Oman last month.

The Strait of Hormuz seen from Musandam, Oman, this month. While the Trump administration has said that a cease-fire would fully lift Iran’s blockade of the strait, that has yet to be borne out.

Representative Eric Swalwell of California said he would resign from Congress amid allegations that he had sexually assaulted a former staff member.

At the Vatican, Pope Leo presents a new foil for President Trump.

President Trump said on Monday that he had thought the image he had posted to his Truth Social account had depicted him not as Jesus — but as a physician.

Pope Leo spoke at a conference on fighting climate change in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on Wednesday.

Iran fired missiles at an American military base in Doha, Qatar, on Monday, in response to U.S. strikes against Iranian nuclear sites.

Vice President JD Vance in Rome to meet with Pope Francis last month.

Pope Leo XIV has the potential to shake up the global Catholic power structure.

The newly elected Pope Leo XIV delivered the “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and to the world) message from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.

Members of the Missionaries of Charity, the religious community founded by Mother Teresa, participating in the first prayer service, a rosary, in honor of Pope Francis, in Vatican City on Monday.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement was banned from city jails because of sanctuary laws that sought to stop the transfer of jailed undocumented immigrants into custody for deportation.

A tent shelter facility built for migrants on Randall’s Island. Some cities, like New York, prohibit the use of city resources like transportation or personnel for immigration enforcement.

A section of Hadrian’s Aqueduct in Athens. Its 15-mile network runs beneath the city and is still functional.