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In a fascinating twist of fate, three major entertainment icons share ancestry with Pope Leo XIV, all thanks to tracing back to a 17th-century Quebec family.

Here's what we know about the ceremony during which a new pope will be selected by the Catholic Church.

He was the first Latin American pope to ever be elected by the Catholic Church.

Only four popes have visited the United States during their papacy, and Pope John Paul II was the only pontiff to visit Massachusetts.

Mother Teresa, the nun who devoted her life to caring for the poor and destitute in India, officially becomes a saint on Sunday, Sept. 4.. Pope Francis will canonize Mother Teresa on Sunday in a ceremony in St. Peter's Square that's expected to draw huge crowds of the faithful...

Pope Francis issued a new document this morning titled, "The Joy Of Love", which looks as if it's somewhat forgiving when it comes to divorced and remarried Catholics who want to receive communion at church.

90's kids everywhere are jumping with joy that our favorite fictional fast food restaurant made a TV return last night.

Pope Francis is coming to the U.S. this Fall with stops all along the East Coast. So how close is he coming?

First comes love, then comes marriage...then comes a pet? For some, yes...but Pope Francis doesn't agree.

After delivering the Palm Sunday Mass yesterday in St. Peter's square, the Pope was headed back to his quarters, but decided to stop and take #selfies with young fans in the crowd...sipping on some tea that was handed to him from someone in the crowd...