The news began the way events that end up making history often do: with disbelief. In Chiclayo, the dense midday heat gave no ...

For nearly two thousand years the Roman Catholic Church has waged an unending spiritual war. Against heathendom, against heresy, the Church has not ceased from moral strife. Last week, when its ...

Dear Members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Esteemed Supporters, and Fellow Patriots, In the sacred halls of the Vatican, when cardinals from across the world gather in conclave to elect a new Pope ...

US Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been chosen as the new pope. He was confirmed by senior cardinal Dominique Mamberti, who came out on to the balcony of St Peter's Basilica to cheering crowds.

Pope Leo XIV greets photographers as he welcomes members of the media who covered his election, during a meeting in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican May 12, 2025. Habemus Papam! We have a new ...

In the week since Pope Leo XIV became the first American pope in history, Catholic churches around the world have decorated their doors with white and gold sashes to commemorate the arrival of a new ...

“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 north ...

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 ...

“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 Americas.

Catholics globally celebrate the announcement of a new Pope. We’ll ask why maths is no longer available as a subject in 464 South African schools. Will declining sorghum production have an effect on ...