There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

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The United States is home to 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That's more than any other nation except Italy, home to 17 of ...

All Vatican personnel involved in supporting the upcoming papal conclave must take an oath of secrecy — under penalty of ...

DOGE already canceled a $1.7 million grant for Peking University and another $135,000 for China Medical University. In ...

Enter the fabled “rainstoppers” of Bali. Using prayers to speak with spirits who control the weather and smoke to push clouds ...

Update: Welcome to the first weekend in May! We start off fairly nice with temperatures in the 60s and a mix of sun and ...

We start Friday morning with a few clouds and warm temps in the low 60s. High pressure sits just off the Carolina coast and a ...

Courtesy of Amber O' Reilly Donkey (Charlie Anspach), right, gives Shrek (Brandon Antongiovanni) a piece of his mind in a ...

Sun & Clouds.. Spotty Showers & Storms.. Isolated Severe in the Afternoon.. ESE 5-10.. High 81 Tonight— Some Clouds.. Rain Diminishing in the Evening with another round of Showers ...

Israeli War Minister Israel Katz ordered troops to deploy on Wednesday to support firefighters battling rapidly spreading ...

Vatican post offices and selected collectors’ shops this week started selling special stamps marking the period between Pope ...