How did the new pope win over his colleagues and what does he bring to the role from his upbringing in Chicago and his work in Peru? The Second Vatican Council, which concluded 60 years ago Dec. 8, ...

(RNS) — ‘We live in a world where religion is too often used to justify wars and atrocities,’ the pope said. (RNS) — As December begins, we want to start looking forward to celebrating a joyful ...

Pope Leo XIV visits the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, known as the Blue Mosque, during his first apostolic journey, in Istanbul, Turkey, Nov. 29, 2025. (OSV News/Kemal Aslan, Reuters) Pope Leo XIV’s first ...

A man who attacked Pope John Paul II in 1981 was escorted from the Turkish town of Iznik on Nov. 27 ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit there, Turkish media reported. In May 1981, Turkish national Mehmet ...

Pope Leo XIV shakes hands with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Presidential Palace in Ankara Nov. 27, 2025. (Credit: Elise Ann Allen/Crux.) Listen ROME – Pope Leo XIV landed in Ankara Thursday, ...

Pope Leo XIV’s journey to Turkey and Lebanon carries significant historical and diplomatic symbolism. His decision to make the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk his first stop immediately recalls the ...

Archbishop Roncalli also played an important humanitarian role in relation to other minority groups, particularly helping Jewish refugees from Poland flee their homeland during World War II. Statue of ...

Pope Leo XIV begins a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon on Thursday, his first foreign trip since his election and one on which he’s expected to emphasize key themes of his fledgling pontificate – ...

SPP and Pope John xxIII will face off on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 12 p.m. ET. Don't miss out on any of the action with NFHS Network. The NFHS Network gives you access to live high school sports around the ...

King Charles III has acted contrary to the oath made at his coronation and should now “let someone else take his place, who is a true Protestant and who will take their vows seriously,” a prominent ...

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated. An outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease within Sparta’s Pope John XXIII Regional High School football program caused the school to forfeit its Oct. 18 ...

A Week 7 clash between Non-Public programs Pope John and St. Joseph (Mont.) has been canceled just 24 hours before it was set to kick off. On Friday morning, St. Joseph (Mont.) announced on its X ...