Council passes budget with 8% tax hike, sparking emotional debate over tough cuts and future impact on Buffalo citizens.

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Pope Leo XIV made plenty of enemies helping dismantle a powerful Catholic movement whose leaders physically, sexually, ...

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Pope Leo likes Wordle. People who play it like words, and they probably try to be precise when they’re speaking. That will ...

Popes -- they’re just like us? Not exactly, but you wouldn’t know that by the American fanfare surrounding the newly minted ...

Tens of thousands came to St. Peter’s Square to mark the official start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the ...

Pope Francis opened the door to the LGBTQ faithful, and they are hoping the new pontiff continues to move the Catholic Church toward acceptance.

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Now, they’re celebrating as Robert Prevost, named Pope Leo XIV, is taking on his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church. Who is Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, the first US pontiff?