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Eighty years after the Allied powers accepted Germany’s unconditional surrender and ended the fighting in Europe, world leaders are now fighting about who did the most for victory. President Donald Trump declared May 8 as a national holiday to commemorate

Robert Francis Prevost was chosen on Thursday, May 8, to succeed Pope Francis as the head of the Catholic Church. The decision was announced after 133 cardinals deliberated for two days while partaking in the papal conclave, a centuries-long tradition

After history was made Thursday with the announcement that the Catholic church had a new pope, users took to social media to express pride that Leo XIV was an American from Chicago. “Holy smokes!! An American Pope! From CHICAGO!!!” wrote

Pope Leo XIV had to overcome the taboo against a U.S. pope, given the geopolitical power already wielded by the United States in the secular sphere.

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Even if the end of World War II in Europe spawned one of the most joyous days the continent ever lived, Thursday’s 80th anniversary of V-E Day is haunted as much by the specter of current-day conflict.

Political figures around the world are congratulating Robert Francis Prevost for being elected as the successor to Pope Francis. Hailing from Chicago, Prevost is the first American Pope and will be known as Pope Leo XIV. 133 cardinals entered the

Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69 — now known as Pope Leo XIV — was named as the first leader of the Catholic church to come from America Thursday. Born in Chicago, Prevost spent much of his career serving as a missionary

President Donald Trump gave his congratulations to the new pope, an American from Chicago, who has taken the name Pope Leo XIV. On Truth Social, Trump posted that he was looking forward to meeting the Holy Father. “Congratulations to Cardinal

President Trump pulled the nomination of Ed Martin Jr. after a key Republican senator said he could not support him for the job due to his defense of Jan. 6 rioters.