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Still, John asked, “OK, but what name would you pick—just in case?” Days later, there's white smoke, Habemus Papam, and John watching in shock from his porch in New Lenox, Illinois.

Forty years ago today, the city of Philadelphia dropped a bomb on itself. In her elegiac Ordinary Notes, Christina Sharpe argues that “the answer to these obscene questions” raised by the unethical, ...

From humble servant of God to the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Roman Catholics. Habemus papam — we have a pope. To celebrate the May 8 election of the 267th pope — and the first ...

“One of the titles of the pope is Pontifex, which literally means one who builds bridges. I think, given his history and experience, he will be one who can build bridges, particularly between ...

On May 8, 2025, late in the afternoon, the Cardinal Protodeacon Dominique Mamberti pronounced the ritual words we had all been waiting for: Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum: habemus papam. Cardinal ...

Many newspapers used the Latin phrase “Habemus papam,” which means “We have a pope.” For English newspapers, it was a rare appearance of a foreign phrase in a headline. Cardinal Dominique ...

Carlo Versano is a Newsweek politics editor based in New York. He has in-depth knowledge and experience covering a range of topics and stories over a 20-year career in the news business. Carlo ...

“Habemus Papam!” We have a Pope. We now know who the new Pope is — Robert Francis Prevost, now forever known as Leo XIV. He is the first American Pope and the second pontiff to hail from the ...

The Bradford Exchange Mint celebrates an historic event with a 24K Gold plated commemorative coin celebrating Pope Leo XIV – The First Ever American Pope! NILES, Ill., May 9, 2025 /PRNewswire ...

Habemus papam: And he's from the Midwest! After a very brief conclave, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was chosen by his fellow cardinals to be the next pope. He will assume the name Leo XIV.

Not only do we have a new pope this week, but we also have the first deal in Trump’s global trade war, this time between the UK and the US. Trump’s enthusiastic announcement, complete with a ...