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Zohran Mamdani’s last name reflects centuries of intercontinental trade, migration and cultural exchange

Zohran Mamdani takes photos with union members during a campaign rally at the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council headquarters in New York on July...

Pope Leo XIV faces limits on changing the Catholic Church − but Francis made reforms that set the stage for larger changes

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears at the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Thursday, May 8, 2025. AP Photo/Andrew Medichini by...

Popes have been European for hundreds of years. Is it time for one from Africa or Asia?

The Conversation by Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Australian Catholic University and Joel Hodge, Australian Catholic University Catholicism did not begin as a “White” faith. Born on...

Could the next pope be Black — See who’s in the running

Several Black cardinals have emerged as frontrunners to become the next pope. Due to reforms by Pope Francis, the field of candidates is more wide...

A Black pope? Francis made it a possibility

On Nov. 28, 2020, Pope Francis appointed Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Washington as cardinal at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, Vatican. (Fabio Frustaci/POOL...

Francis − a pope who cared deeply for the poor and opened up the Catholic Church

Pope Francis during the Palm Sunday Mass at St. Peter’s Square on April 2, 2023, in Vatican City. Antonio Masiello/Getty Images by Mathew Schmalz, College...

Francis − a pope who has cared deeply for the poor and opened up the Catholic Church

by Mathew Schmalz, College of the Holy Cross Pope Francis, who remains in critical condition and hospitalized as he battles pneumonia in both lungs,...

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