For the world's 1.4 billion Catholics and for millions of other people as well, the Catholic Church's 2025 was primarily ...

Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is “slop.” The word was first used in the 1700s to mean soft mud. It evolved more ...

"Slop," which refers to creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content, has landed the title of Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of ...

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

Lebanon needed this embrace.” The words went out over a social media platform, made more poignant for the accompanying image ...

Pope Leo’s updates to the Vatican labor code attempt to streamline a Curia under pressure, from pension woes to a dwindling ...

At least a dozen of the world's most influential figures across politics, spirituality, science, business, and sports died in 2025. Political leaders, spiritual icons, scientists, business magnates, ...

The pontiff offers something rare: a pastor-leader urging the church to reclaim the dignity of every person — not as an ...

Pope Leo XIV has criticized prison overcrowding during a special Mass for detainees, guards and their families.

The Vatican said an estimated 6,000 people signed up to participate in the weekend pilgrimage, including representatives from ...