Americans gather in St. Peter’s Square on May 8, 2025, to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the United States. \| Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA. America ...

A St. Augustine Prep theology professor said he knew that Pope Leo XIV was the right choice to lead the Catholic Church.

Details have begun to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make Pope Leo XIV history’s first American pope.

Pope Leo XIV is the first pope who belongs to the Order of Saint Augustine, whose principles, priests say, offer a window ...

Preaching in the Sistine Chapel on May 9 to the cardinals who elected him, the first pope born in the United States opened ...

Eleven people were killed after a car plowed into a crowd of people celebrating a Filipino festival at a street party in ...

Ferdinand Magellan is the explorer after whom the Strait of Magellan, the key natural passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans is named, and whose team completed the first circumnavigation of ...

Lapu-Lapu is a myth.” That’s the bold claim made by multiawarded independent filmmaker Lav Diaz in his latest work, “Magellan”—a film set to premiere at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival this May.

who led his men to defeat Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in battle in 1521. “This is the darkest day in our city’s history,” Vancouver police said in a statement. Britain’s King ...

April 26 and 27 have marked a variety of significant moments throughout history, spanning scientific breakthroughs, political shifts, and cultural milestones.Arguably ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney canceled his first campaign event and two major ... a Filipino chieftain who defeated Spanish forces led by Ferdinand Magellan in the Battle of Mactan in 1521.

April 26 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1521, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed by natives of the Philippine Islands during his attempt to be the first to circumnavigate the ...