(RNS) — Nearly a year after the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV, two deeply sourced books offer competing portraits of the context and maneuvering behind the first U.S. pope’s election. “Popes, ...

Harry Styles is one for random little side quests, and now that he’s back in music mode, he’s finally explaining one of his recent excursions. In a new interview with BBC Radio 1, the singer confirmed ...

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“Conclave” the movie provides a gripping, if fictional, behind-the-scenes look inside the secretive election of a new pope. But last year’s real-life conclave was just as dramatic, with plenty of plot ...

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney Wednesday evening, indicating that no pope was elected on the conclave’s ...

Reverend Paul Galetto says there has been a swell of enthusiasm for Pope Leo XIV across the greater Philadelphia region since ...

POMPEII, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Friday for political leaders to end the "fratricidal hatred" in the world, as he spent the anniversary of his election in the ancient city of Pompeii ...

Pope Leo XIV marked the anniversary of his May 8 election by making a pilgrimage to celebrate Mass at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in Pompeii, one of Italy's most beloved Marian ...

Pope Leo XIV issued urgent appeals for peace and humanitarian access in Sudan and Tanzania on Sunday, decrying escalating violence that has left civilians dead and aid blocked in parts of Africa.

Pope Leo XIV's shoe choice has been going viral since Thursday. In a newly released screenshot, a photo of the Pope walking around wearing his full papal outfit and a pair of white Nike sneakers in a ...