Last year, shortly after the U.S. presidential election and amid the shifting national mood, Merriam-Webster chose the word ...

Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word's proliferation online, in part thanks to the ...

During conclave, cardinals from around the world gather in Vatican City to elect the next pope of the Catholic Church. The word “conclave” is Latin for cum clave, which means ...

Pope Leo XIV has shared his thoughts during the conclave that elected him, saying he resigned himself to the inevitable and ...

Nov. 21 (UPI) --Pope Leo XIV has changed a Vatican law to now allow women and non-cardinals to lead the Vatican City administration after Pope Francis first appointed a woman for the position in ...

Pope Leo XIV speaks to members of the media in Castel Gandolfo on Oct. 7, 2025. Credit: OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters Pope Leo XIV intends to call all the cardinals to the Vatican for a two-day ...

Pope Leo XIV is planning to convene an extraordinary consistory of cardinals in early January, the theme of which is not yet known. In a brief communication sent to cardinals on Nov. 6 and obtained by ...

As October brings out our knit sweaters and pumpkin spice lattes, so, too, does an age-old question re-emerge at this time of year: What should I be for Halloween? In 2021, America published a list of ...

ARIZONA -- The Arizona Cardinals continue to find themselves on the losing end of close games. Their latest loss, a 27-23 thriller to the Green Bay Packers, is now their fifth straight - a defeat that ...

VATICAN CITY -- The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that the 133 cardinals working inside had reached a two-thirds ...