North Carolina is one of America’s most contested electoral battlegrounds. It has been for generations. It is also home to one of the most successful state Democratic parties in American ...

On Dec. 12, Pope Leo XIV presided over his first Mass on the solemnity of Our Lady of Guadalupe, whom he asked to come to his aid “so that she may confirm in the one true path that leads to the ...

Louis XIV, who was the King of France and the longest reigning monarch in European history, died on Sept. 1, 1715 Leemage/Corbis via Getty Scientists believe they have discovered the real cause of ...

Mother and daughter are all smiles at the holiday event. The children arrived with their parents in color-coordinated looks, all three in blue to match their father. The boys also went with dapper ...

Traveling through the Mideast, Leo XIV channeled many of his predecessor’s messages. Leo’s deliberate manner differed from Francis. By Motoko Rich Motoko Rich, who covers the Vatican from her base in ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Leo XIV talks to reporters aboard an airplane ...

Pope Leo XIV’s first official papal trip from Nov. 27–Dec. 2 to Turkey and Lebanon has just ended. The wide-ranging international visit included historic ecumenical encounters, deeply symbolic ...

ANNAYA, Lebanon (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Monday at the tomb of a Lebanese saint revered among Christians and Muslims as he brought a message of peace, hope and religious coexistence to a region torn ...