Pope Leo XIV, an American and a global citizen, can be a strong advocate for the First Amendment’s protection of freedom of ...

As we file, Jannik Sinner, the leading Italian tennis player and world No. 1, is playing point for point against the Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz.  If the ...

Six hundred years later, Pope Gregory VII forced the brilliant monarch of the Holy Roman Empire, Henry IV, to walk barefoot ... Pope Celestine V, on the other hand, was a saintly man who persuaded ...

Another unusually young pope was Clement VII, who began his papacy at the age of 44 in 1523. He served for just over a decade, during which time King Henry VIII ... have been Gregory and Benedict.

In the 13th century, it took almost three years — 1,006 days to be exact — to choose Pope Clement IV's successor ... Schism were Clement VII, Benedict XIII, Alexander V, and John XXIII.

The longest conclave on record dragged on for nearly three years. Pope Gregory X was finally elected in September of 1271 after about 1,000 days.

Pope Urban VII reigned for 12 days ... Pope Sixtus V. Picture: Icas94/De Agostini Picture Library via Getty Images Pope Gregory XIII. He is famously known for reforming the Julian calendar ...

In the 13th century, it took almost three years — 1,006 days to be exact — to choose Pope Clement IV's successor ... Schism were Clement VII, Benedict XIII, Alexander V, and John XXIII.