Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the new pope, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. The announcement came on May 8, when white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that the 133 ...

The Catholic Church has elected its first American pope in history: Cardinal Robert Prevost. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

D'oh! Springfield's favorite family has been skewering pop culture for decades! Join us as we count down our picks for the times The Simpsons brilliantly parodied everything from charity singles to ...

That question is at the heart of two new books that explore women’s role in culture and the backlash it so often inspires. Sophie Gilbert’s “Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation ...

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(Ana Flores for The Atlantic) That conversation has been as impossible to avoid in pop culture as it has been in high culture. Proponents of the theory that “representation matters”—meaning ...

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Some Catholic leaders and at least one U.S. Catholic group are criticizing President Trump after he posted on social media what appears to be an artificial intelligence-generated image of himself ...

It enjoyed huge popularity with both country and pop audiences. Originally written and released by Larry Weiss in 1974, Campbell heard the song on the radio and inquired about making a cover.

MegaCon 2025, Costa Rica’s largest pop culture convention, kicked off yesterday, at the Costa Rica Convention Center. Running through Sunday the event is expected to attract thousands of fans for a ...

The results revealed several significant insights, including their perception of religious leaders as the most trusted climate messengers. Purpose carried out the quantitative survey in August ...