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Through executive order, President Donald Trump has used an Orwellian playbook to erase women from the public record.

MAGA voices were ringing alarms louder than the tolling bells in St. Peter's Square after white smoke heralded the selection ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost made history this week as the first American to lead the Catholic Church, as he was elected by the conclave to succeed the late Pope Francis, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. Leo, ...

Republican moderates are flexing previously unknown muscles. President Donald Trump watched a movie and now wants to reopen an old jail. We asked a bunch of trees what would be a good final entry, and ...

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Cardinal says Leo will be ‘darn good Pope’ as White House downplays Trump tensions - Celebrations for Pope Leo XIV have swept ...

Religious affairs expert Martin O’Brien reports from Rome on the prospects of the man chosen to lead the Catholic Church ...

Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and ...

What had seemed like a modestly slow week in New Jersey politics ended with a bang after the mayor of the state’s largest city found himself in federal ...

Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and details began to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make him history’s ...