Singing and chanting can have profound benefits to physical, mental and social health, with both immediate and long-term ...

Looking back at some of the most memorable events of mid-2025, including war in Gaza and Ukraine, a wildfire in the Grand ...

Humans are, in effect, hardwired to sing and dance, and we likely evolved to do so. In every known culture, evidence exists ...

On the first Sunday after being named leader of the Catholic Church in May 2025, Pope Leo XIV stood on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and addressed the tens of thousands of people ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Elinor Harrison, Washington University in St. Louis (THE CONVERSATION) On the first ...

Pope Leo XIV spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call Wednesday afternoon. "The Pope made an appeal for Russia to take a gesture that would favor peace, emphasizing the importance ...

Pope Leo XIV delivers the Regina Caeli prayer after a Holy Mass for the Beginning of his Pontificate, in St Peter's Square in the Vatican on May 18. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP) On May 18, the ...

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican as he leads, for the first time, the midday recitation of the "Regina Coeli" prayer May 11, 2025. (CNS ...

Pope Leo XIV, on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, leads the midday recitation of the "Regina Coeli" prayer for the first time May 11, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) VATICAN ...

Pope Leo XIV and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have spoken on the phone following the pontiff’s plea for lasting peace in the country, the Vatican said Monday. Matteo Bruni, director of the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff that featured some symbolic gestures ...

With a huge and festive crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square, Pope Leo XIV led his first Sunday recitation of the "Regina Coeli" prayer and urged all Catholics to pray for vocations, especially to the ...