Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born cardinal selected on Thursday as the new pope, is descended from Creole people of color from New Orleans. The pope’s maternal grandparents, both of whom are described as Black or mulatto in various historical records, lived in the city’s Seventh Ward, an area that is traditionally Catholic and a melting […]

Pope Leo XIV Played Wordle and Watched ‘Conclave’ Before Historic Election Published May 9, 2025 5:17 AM PDT Robert Prevost is just like the rest of us — he played Wordle with his brother and watched the movie “Conclave” before becoming the first American to be voted leader of the Catholic Church and taking the

The spark for the latest round of escalation between India and Pakistan, the most expansive fighting between the enemies in decades, was a terrorist slaughter of civilians in Kashmir last month. A group of attackers managed to puncture the semblance of calm that the Indian government had been projecting on its side of the troubled

President Trump said the United States would impose sanctions on Russia if it did not accept an extended cease-fire in its war with Ukraine, writing on social media after a phone call late Thursday with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. The remark was another swivel by the administration closer to Ukraine’s positions in cease-fire talks,

A British art dealer who appeared on a BBC antiques show has pleaded guilty to selling artworks to a suspected financier for Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group. Oghenochuko Ojiri, 53, pleaded guilty during a hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Friday to eight charges of failing to disclose potential terrorist financing Hezbollah, which

As the conflict between India and Pakistan has escalated, with its impact felt well beyond the border in the disputed region of Kashmir, this is the tensest time I can remember since 1971. That was the year of the last major declared war between India and Pakistan. I was in seventh grade, and I can

The Trump administration is working with the Israeli government on a plan to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza and end Israel’s two-month blockade on food and fuel deliveries, according to the State Department. Aid workers have raised serious doubts about the approach. The mechanism has yet to be finalized, but the general idea is to

Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born cardinal selected on Thursday as the new pope, is descended from Creole people of color from New Orleans. The pope’s maternal grandparents, both of whom are described as Black or mulatto in various historical records, lived in the city’s Seventh Ward, an area that is traditionally Catholic and a melting

Rams Star Quentin Lake Hey, Shedeur Sanders … Here’s My Advice!!! Published May 9, 2025 12:40 AM PDT Play video content TMZSports.com L.A. Rams star Quentin Lake is passing along some advice to Shedeur Sanders … and given how similar the guys’ NFL draft experiences were — Deion‘s son would be wise to listen up.

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Friday was celebrating his country’s victory 80 years ago against Nazi Germany, presiding over a huge military parade in Moscow joined by China’s top leader, Xi Jinping. The event signified Mr. Putin’s aim to project himself as a leader of an emerging alliance of anti-Western and nonaligned states