(RNS) — Last year’s most read, most shared and most likely, in the eyes of RNS’ editors, to shape the year ahead. (RNS) — The news of Pope Francis’ death dominated headlines for days in 2025, as the ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, choosing the name of Pope Leo XIV, at the Vatican, ...

Artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes known as machine intelligence, refers to the ability of computers to perform human-like feats of cognition including learning, problem-solving, perception, ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In 2025, the Catholic Church and the Vatican witnessed the death of Pope Francis and the election of the first pope born in the United States, Leo XIV. While the year was marked ...

(RNS) — The news of Pope Francis’ death dominated headlines for days in 2025, as the media feasted on the pomp and mystery of the Vatican succession rituals and the world bade farewell to a ...