A FaceBook post by a friend and colleague, James Ibechi, captured the current state of frustration and despondency in Benue State. I worked with James in the Features and Politics Desks of Daily ...

In a world filled with smartphones and social media, a young teenager from Italy used technology to spread kindness and faith ...

The National Museum of Funeral History houses the country’s largest collection of funeral service artifacts and memorabilia, offering a surprisingly upbeat look at how we’ve commemorated our dearly ...

Mr. Mamdani pulled off a shocking upset and finished first in the initial round of vote-counting in the Democratic primary ...

Carlo Acutis was due to receive his sainthood from the late Pope Francis in April, and now Pope Leo has announced the new ...

The first female Orthodox saint in North America was an Indigenous woman who spent her entire life with her Yup'ik family and ...

According to the Rev. John Wauck, professor of church communication at the Pontifical Holy Cross University in Rome, Leo’s clothing choices are a “return to form,” and his attire similar to that worn ...

Sunday will mark one month since the election of Pope Leo XIV. Many people have looked at discrete decisions, like his choice of clothing, as tea leaves about his pontificate, whether they are or not.

The new pope’s words in support of church unity are pleasing to their ears. Liberals are happy he chose the name Leo, harking back to Leo XIII, the 19th-century founder of Catholic social teaching.

Pope Leo XIV prays from the balcony of St Peter's basilica on Sunday. ... I’m not going to use my five days’ worth of clothes,’” joked Cardinal Pablo Virgilio Siongco David of the Philippines.

The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum is selling two versions of the Pope Leo XIV bobbleheads for $30 each. The toys join an array of pope-centric swag, including T-shirts, mugs ...

As he has done in every major appearance since being named pope, Leo XIV invoked the name of his predecessor before a massive throng of 150,000 during his first Sunday blessing in St. Peter’s ...