Plush polar bear with penguin art floats as Fram2 zero-g indicator in polar orbit; SpaceX's next private astronaut mission to ISS, Ax-4, to launch May 29 for Axiom Space; ...

Katy teen launches line of non-toxic, inclusive plush toys, inspires local ice cream flavor. A Katy teenager created Dough Babies, a line of plush characters made with non-toxic, ultra-soft material.

Pope Leo XIV will speak directly to the global youth population in a video broadcast at an event next month in Chicago, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced Tuesday. Leo will “offer a special ...

It was a truly hectic Sunday, May 25, for the American-born pope, as he visited the two major basilicas: St. John Lateran and St. Mary Major, and met with the mayor of Rome.

Joining Vance, who converted to Roman Catholicism in 2019, at Monday's Vatican meeting with Pope Leo were Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is also Catholic, and the two U.S. officials' wives.

After Pope Leo XIV was elected pontiff by the College of Cardinals, President Donald Trump posted on social media, “It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope. What ...

The contrast of Pope Leo and Donald Trump goes far beyond Christendom or American economic power; it goes to what we want from our leaders, who we will follow, who we will heed, and where our ...

People in the city of Chiclayo, where Leo XIV served as bishop for about eight years, gathered to celebrate a man they see as one of their own. A dance performance in front of the cathedral in ...

Pope Leo XIV told the crowd in St. Peter’s Square a few hours after the United States entered the Iran-Israel war by bombing three of Iran’s nuclear sites. Gerard O’Connell June 22, 2025 ...

Pope Leo's Dolton home quickly removed from market The Dolton home, located at 212 E 141st Place in a suburb south of Chicago, was sold by the pope's father , Louis Prevost, for $58,000 in 1996.

President Donald Trump called the election of Pope Leo XIV “a great honor for the United States,” speaking in a surprise appearance just hours after the announcement. “A little bit surprised ...

Rome Newsroom, May 9, 2025 / 08:57 am. Pope Leo XIV delivered this homily at his first Mass as pope in the Sistine Chapel on May 9, the morning after being elected the 266th successor of St. Peter ...