COMMENTARY: Papal initiation homilies have long served as moments of clarity, not only inaugurating a pontificate but auguring its direction.

At John Paul’s great funeral Mass in 2005, Cardinal Ratzinger placed the entire pontificate with the context of John 21: In the first years of his pontificate, still young and full of energy ...

Upon witnessing horrific acts during the Nazi regime, he desired to commit to the church at a young age ... resign the papacy in 600 years. Pope John Paul II, born Karol Wojtyła, was elected ...

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Elton John blasted the UK government over an AI bill, accusing it of betraying artists by letting Big Tech use work for free.

Elton John has criticised the British government's AI training proposal. He says it allows tech firms to use creative work without proper compensation. John calls it 'theft' and worries about its ...

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who took the name John Paul II. A non-Italian had not been elected pope since the early 1500s, resulting in commentators and pundits completely overlooking the young Polish archbishop. In 2005 ...