In addition to being the spiritual leader for what the church says is roughly 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, Leo is also the head of what's recognized as the ... and Pope John Paul II, a native ...

Hailing from 70 countries, the cardinals were sequestered Wednesday from the outside world ... pope who reigned for 33 days in 1978 — was elected on the fourth ballot. His successor, John Paul ...

Ananda Lewis, a former MTV VJ who connected a generation of music fans to their favorite celebrities on the music network, has died. She was 52.