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Catholicism did not begin as a “white” faith. Born on the eastern rim of the Mediterranean, it spread through the trading ...
At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.
Robert Prevost's election as the new pope marks the first time a person from the United States was selected as the head of ...
Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European successor to Francis.
The papacy is a global platform, so the issues Pope Leo chooses to focus on can resonate far beyond the church.
With more than 61 million Catholics and the second-highest number of cardinals after Italy, a guessing game is emerging on ...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday backed a proposed unconditional 30-day ceasefire in the ...
The new pope, speaking to thousands in St. Peter’s Square, echoed themes that Francis, his predecessor, regularly addressed. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Vatican City Pope Leo XIV ...
The new pope’s name, as well as his baptismal names, will be translated into Latin in the announcement but his former surname will remain in his native language. For example, when Pope Francis ...
Pope Leo XIV may visit Ukraine on his first foreign trip - Türkiye and Peru are also under consideration, La Repubblica ...