Praying and preaching in the presence of the president is an honor — and also a delicate matter. Prayers at inaugurations have been customary since FDR, and there are church services, as well. It is ...

Television writers have mastered the cliffhanger. In narrative theory, this is called creating an open loop. They open a question, and your brain cannot look away until it sees how the story ends.

GENAZZANO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary, after invoking the feast day of Our Lady of Pompei. On his first papal trip, he went to the Sanctuary ...