“ [W]e must never give up hope, even when we feel lost,” said Pope Leo XIV, thus beginning his reflection on an “essential ...

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Catholics in my prison mourned the death of a pope who advocated for them. But they are hopeful the next pope will consider them, too.

Elon Musk stepped back from his explosive feud with U.S. President Donald Trump, writing on X that he regrets some of his posts about his onetime ally and that they went “too far.” ...

Their faces, hats and flamenco dresses caked in dust, hundreds of pilgrims gathered around an ox-driven carriage with their icon of ...

MANCHESTER UNITED are set to undergo huge change during the summer transfer window. The Red Devils are reportedly eyeing a move for Napoli’s Victor Osimhen, with Joshua Zirkzee going the ...

On Monday, Leo XIV is scheduled to meet with several hundred journalists who have covered events in the Vatican since pope Francis's death on April 21. His grand inauguration Mass is scheduled for ...