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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.

Yes, you read that right: The Pope will deliver his message of peace amid guitars, chants and horns on his November 'Wake Up!' album.

Pope Francis' high-profile trip to the US may be over, but his impact continues to be felt.

Pope Francis gave a historic address today when he spoke before a rare joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill Thursday morning. His speech (full text below) touched on numerous issues that have been heavily debated in Washington — climate change, the death penalty, religious freedom, immigration and more — but he focused often on the current refugee crisis in Europe.

Pope Francis is hip to the trends of our time.

Photographs from the Pope's various activities on his first day in America.

Some very important people are keeping busy trying to show the world they’re just like everybody else.

Yesterday was a historic day, as the new leader of the Catholic Church was chosen by 115 cardinals in Rome.  So who is Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the 226th pope?