Interfaith Matters

Most recent stories in Interfaith Matters

• ff3

  

  3 days ago

  Who is the new Pope Leo XIV and what is his background?

  NPR - Juliana Kim , Ayana Archie

  About 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide have a new spiritual leader: Pope Leo XIV. The election of Robert Francis Prevost, who chose the name Leo XIV, as the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church marks two historic firsts. Leo is the first-ever U.S.-born pope to lead the church and the first pope …

• ff3

  

  Storyboard

  Pope Leo XIV: The First American Pope

  

  Curated byNBC News

  Habemus Papam! The world’s 1.4 billion Catholics have a new leader — Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, the first American-born pope. The 69-year-old is originally from Chicago and has chosen the papal name Leo XIV.

• ff3

  

  4 days ago

  Trump admin cracks down on pro-Palestinian protests at colleges

  Axios - Rebecca Falconer, Russell Contreras

  Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the State Department is "reviewing the visa status" of pro-Palestinian protesters who occupied Columbia …

• ff3

  

  Storyboard

  What to know about the conclave to elect a new pope

  

  Curated byCBS News

  The Catholic Church's cardinal electors are set to begin their conclave on May 7 to hold a secretive election for the next pope. Here's what to know about the process and possible candidates to succeed the late Pope Francis.

• ff3

  

  Scratching out a life in the ruins: A day in the life of a family in Gaza

  NBC News - By Chantal Da Silva

  There are 16 surviving members of the Al-Zurai family, enduring a life the grandmother says has come to feel like death. “We die 100 times daily from fear and horror,” she said. It's morning in Khan Younis, and the Al-Zurai family wakes up in a tent pitched on the rubble of the cement house they …

• ff3

  

  'The People's Pope': Five humble moments of Pope Francis' papacy

  Euronews - By Tamsin Paternoster

  The late pontiff sought to bring the Catholic Church closer to the people and break with tradition through symbolic gestures and bold stances on …