Symbolism over substance" is a consistent critique of political parties and political leaders, regardless of one's political leanings. There is nothing wrong with symbols or symbolism. From the ...

Pope Francis, who led the Roman Catholic Church for more than 12 years and became a global symbol of humility, compassion and ...

Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented Pope Leo XIV with a religious icon, painted on wood that had seen the ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, has vowed to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace ...

All Roman Catholics are ... with the Eastern Orthodox Church and then again with the 16th-century Protestant Reformation. There are an estimated 1.4 billion Catholic adherents around the world.

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died aged 88 on April 21. World leaders, monarchs and hundreds of thousands of mourners descended on Rome to pay their ...