VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV has summoned the world’s cardinals for two days of meetings to help him govern the church, the Vatican said Saturday, in the clearest sign yet that the new year will signal ...

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Pope Leo XIV has tapped a little-known Illinois bishop to lead New York’s Roman Catholic archdiocese, an unexpected choice to succeed Timothy Cardinal Dolan in one of the Church’s most prominent ...

Over the course of Thornton Township High School woodworking teacher Lamont Bibbie’s 39-year career, crafting and painting benches has become his trademark. It started when he was in high school, ...

Based on the book by Sarah Vaughan, this six-part limited series focuses on four couples whose relationships are complicated by the hospitalization of one of their kids. By Daniel Fienberg Chief ...

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Pope Leo has said he believes the United States needs to find “another way” in handling the situation in Venezuela, warning against any military incursion and saying it would be better to pursue ...

ANNAYA, Lebanon (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Monday at the tomb of a Lebanese saint revered among Christians and Muslims as he brought a message of peace, hope and religious coexistence to a region torn ...

En route to Lebanon, Leo backs Palestinian statehood Israeli PM Netanyahu opposes Palestinian independence Pope praises Turkey as example of co-existence ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO BEIRUT, Nov 30 ...

Leo XIV is being closely watched on an inaugural trip to Turkey and Lebanon to spread a message of peace and outreach. By Motoko Rich Reporting from Istanbul Did he or didn’t he? As Pope Leo XIV, on ...

IZNIK, Turkey —On the second day of his inaugural foreign trip, Pope Leo XIV visited the site where early Christian leaders met 1,700 years ago for the First Council of Nicaea — the gathering that ...

Pope Leo XIV visited the Nursing Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor in Istanbul on Friday, telling the community that Christian charity begins not with doing but with being — i.e., living a real ...