It's a wonkish but gripping look at how New York's financial crisis of 1975 revealed a crack in the liberal dream.

Jim Yardley, a former Rome bureau chief for The New York Times, witnessed Pope Francis’ transformation from an unlikely papal ...

As democratic values and alliances were being turned upside down, the pope was a consistent moral guidepost. Who can play ...

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate backgrounds and faiths, died at the age of 88 on Monday, the ...

Catholics across the country began reflecting on loss and legacy of Pope Francis. Many celebrated his humility and concern ...

The mayoral hopeful’s Green Schools plan would renovate 500 public schools, build 500 green schoolyards, and turn 50 schools ...

As Roman Catholics around the world mourn the death of Pope Francis, who was hospitalized with a complex lung infection and ...

After a screening of “Drop Dead City,” a new documentary on N.Y.C.’s 1975 fiscal crisis, a crew of old union ...

Francis died at 88 years old at his Vatican residence around 7:30 a.m. Rome time, the Catholic Church announced. He gave an ...

Catholics across New York City mourned the death of Pope Francis on Monday, praising him for his welcoming message of love ...

The city still contains profound income inequality, and child care has become prohibitive. Also, economic data show the ...

Pope Francis will be laid to rest Saturday after lying in state for three days in St. Peter's Basilica, where the faithful are expected to flock to pa ...