Pope Leo XIV singled out the challenges of artificial intelligence as he took office this month, underscoring religious ...

The Briefing is compiled by Pew Research Center staff, including Naomi Forman-Katz, Jacob Liedke, Christopher St. Aubin, Luxuan Wang and Emily Tomasik. It is edited by Michael Lipka and copy edited by ...

Michel de Nostredame (1503-66), better known as Nostradamus, is often hailed as one of the most successful prophets of all time. Said to have foreseen major world events from the rise of Hitler to ...

When the 133 cardinal electors enter the Sistine Chapel Wednesday (May 7) to select the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, the influence of Pope Francis will be inside with them — not ...

This Top 10 in Data Journalism column also highlights the death of a Ukrainian journalist in a Russian prison, Trump’s first ...

There, the bishops embraced the synodal style that Francis would bring to the universal church ... committed to the reforms Pope Francis began. The new pope will chart his own path, to be sure ...

When the Catholic Church looks to chart its future ... two-thirds majority — and they will be the first to meet the new pope when he appears on the basilica's balcony. The square, with its ...

President Donald Trump’s administration is on a crusade against efforts to grapple with climate change. The administration has also been tearing down federal programs that protect Americans against ...

Fr Sean Smith writes from Knock Shrine:"My hope", said Pope Francis, "is that following this Synod, Synodality may endure as ...

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Tens of thousands came to St. Peter’s Square to mark the official start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the ...