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The breakdown of the non-White evangelical vote may tell the story of the 2024 election when it comes to religion.
Under a warm sun, a crowd of 200,000 gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday in a final farewell to Pope Francis, who was remembered as having had “an open heart towards everyone.”  Pope Francis, ...
Above all, Francis preached dialogue and “synodality,” but promoted (and protected) his allies while and punishing his most powerful critics. Under his orders, the Vatican often hinted at major ...
Francis suffered a stroke, followed by a coma and irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse, according to the Vatican. The first pontiff from the Americas passed at 7:35 a.m. Rome time Monday. Cardinal ...
The Basilica of St. Mary Major is one of the four major papal basilicas located in Rome and the largest church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the city. Its artistic splendor, architectural grandeur ...
The end of winter in New York sometimes feels rife with melancholy. A few spring days taunt with the warmth and new life to ...
Canadians are roused by the U.S. president's musings on Canada as America's 51st state and driven apoplectic by his imposition of tariffs on the country. Canada is also a very secular country, but Tru ...
In the still 5 a.m. darkness, street lights flicker as cars circle to find parking. Friends and families embrace at the base ...
Most Americans may not regularly attend church themselves, but they have a higher threshold for calling someone a regular ...
For millions of Chronicles of Narnia fans, the term “Stone Table” represents a series of events that explicitly defined the ...
The funeral rites take place in three parts, called stations. The first takes place in the pope’s private chapel, after ...
Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, 2010 Nobel Laureate in Literature, died in Lima on April 13. His critics and followers ...