Francis had that effect throughout his life. He could calm the waters while also pushing for progress. He was not only nice, ...

I’VE spent the last few weeks in these columns talking about the TV series Edge of Darkness, both as a literary classic and a TV phenomenon, and it is probably unrepeatable in the sense that nothing ...

And the message was received, as six different players recorded at least one point while netminder George Ramsey made 22 ...

VATICAN: Pope Leo XIV expressed “deep concern” over the escalating conflict involving the joint US-Israel strikes on Iran and ...

Pope Francis highlighted the idea of accompaniment in his 2013 apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium ("Joy of the Gospel").

Pope Leo might have a suggestion. He didn’t mention it as a Lenten sacrifice, but it’s worth contemplating nonetheless. In a ...

I must confess that the issue remains in the background of my thoughts," the first American pontiff says in a new book.

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The world took notice of Trump and Vance’s Oval Office confrontation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, which ...

The Vatican on Wednesday announced a busy and lengthy foreign travel schedule for Pope Leo XIV in the first half of 2026, ...

Today is Saturday, Feb. 28, the 59th day of 2026. There are 306 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1993, a gunbattle ...