Pope Francis has tapped a veteran Vatican diplomat to replace the Holy See's secretary of state who in recent years increasingly became a divisive figure in the church's hierarchy.

The Holy See in 2015 recognized a state of Palestine under Francis. He condemned Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, and also Israel’s military response in Gaza.

Peter Martin, former U.S. diplomat for the Embassy to the Holy See, looks into Pope Leo XIV's potential impact.

The anniversary of the beginning of the Prophet's (PBUH) mission is among the celebrations of Shiites and is known as Eid al-Mab'ath. Pre-Islamic era before Biʿtha. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was born ...