“Now, that has completely changed.” A fervent advocate of peace and dialogue, Carter was also the first U.S. president to welcome a pope, John Paul II, to the White House in 1979. “An event ...

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While calling himself an “old man” and saying he never expected to be Pope this long, Pope Francis said he still has dreams for the future.

The Autobiography," the pope reflects on his childhood, vocation, his age and shares an encouraging message of a hope that ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, who turned 88 last month ... Francis strongly defends a 2024 decision to allow priests to offer blessings for same-sex couples on a case-by-case basis.

Frenchman Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul on Monday gave their signed jerseys to the children of Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick, who lost the house he was renting in Southern California due ...

Photo: Alessia Giuliani/IPA via ZUMA Press/Seth Wenig/pool/Shutterstock In the normal course of things, it is the pope who bestows the blessing when he talks with a politician. But on Saturday it ...

"There's a blessing and a curse that comes with having a Paul Skenes. The blessings are obvious, but the curse is that your expectations go up on the outside, even if you don’t want them to.

In Parshat Vayechi, Yaakov summons his children to his death bed so he can bless them one last time. He gives a unique blessing to each son. Every bracha is poetic and prophetic, reflecting the ...

There are times when we are wise to count our blessings. This is one of them. By all means criticise Sir Keir Starmer’s shaky start to what was billed as Labour’s decade of change and renewal.

ROME — (AP) — Pope Francis told ambassadors accredited to the Holy See ... A congested-sounding Francis began the speech, greeting the ambassadors gathered in the Hall of Blessings. But just a few ...