In her third novel (after The Borgia Betrayal) featuring Francesca Giordano—court poisoner to the House of Borgia—Poole places her heroine in a new locale and in the midst of personal and global ...

'Angels and Demons,' 'The New Pope' and 'The Two Popes' all feature stories about the head of the Catholic Church. By McKinley Franklin, THR Staff As the leader of the Catholic Church, the Pope’s ...

(THE CONVERSATION) When Pope Leo XIV was elected pope, the assembled crowd reacted with joy but also with surprise: He was the first pope from the United States, and North America more broadly.

Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives for his weekly general audience, at The Vatican, Wednesday, Aug.20, 2025. Credit: AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV asked Catholics to observe ...

Following Columbus’s landmark voyage, Spain and Portugal found themselves in a race for global dominance. To prevent open conflict, Pope Alexander VI intervened—issuing a series of papal bulls that ...