Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, who welcomed the decision to fly flags at half-mast over public buildings, said there should be an official period of mourning, pointing to steps taken in Spain, Cuba and ...

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Live’s latest Trump sketch sparks outrage after mocking Catholicism and implying Vice President JD Vance caused Pope Francis’ ...

Blood from a former construction and factory worker — and self-taught herpetologist — could hold the key to a universal ...

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Who will be the next pope? 133 cardinals have started the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope ...

The death of Pope Francis has ignited widespread online curiosity about the process of electing the next leader of the ...

Analysis seen exclusively by The Independent found inconsistent messaging across Russian state-run outlets in the days following the death of Pope Francis, which analysts say could have been part of a ...

The sporting world mourned the death of Francis − a lifelong soccer fan. The new pope is more of a baseball guy.

It depicts a boat packed full of immigrants risking themselves and their children throughout history to flee to safety — Jews ...

The folklore of the prophecy of St. Malachy says that Pope Francis may be the very last pontiff. Historians say that's ...

Pope Leo XIV, born in Chicago in 1955, became a novitiate in the Order of St. Augustine at age 22 after graduating from ...