Nicole Brown Chau

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Nicole Brown Chau

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been announced as the new pontiff and has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV. There are no written rules or official criteria for a pope's name, but they choose names that have meaning in the Catholic tradition. The significance of a pope's nameThe name a new pope chooses will "indicate a certain spirit and direction and vision of the new pope," said Dennis Doyle, a theologian and professor emeritus of religious studies at the University of Dayton.

6 days ago | cbsnews.com | Nicole Brown Chau

In his first address Thursday, Pope Leo XIV spoke of peace, building bridges and helping people who are suffering. The themes of his speech seemed to suggest he would have continuity with his predecessor Pope Francis, whom Leo XIV thanked in his remarks. Standing on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica with a large crowd of people in St. Peter's square, Leo XIV spoke in both Italian and Spanish.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Nicole Brown Chau

In his first address Thursday, Pope Leo XIV spoke of peace, building bridges and helping people who are suffering. The themes of his speech seemed to suggest he would have continuity with his predecessor Pope Francis, whom Leo XIV thanked in his remarks. Standing on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica with a large crowd of people in St. Peter's square, Leo XIV spoke in both Italian and Spanish.

6 days ago | cbsnews.com | Nicole Brown Chau

Now that the cardinal electors have selected a new pope, he will choose his papal name, which will be announced when the pontiff is introduced on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica. There are no written rules or official criteria for a pope's name, but they choose names that have meaning in the Catholic tradition.

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Alexander Tin |Nicole Brown Chau

20 attorneys general sue over HHS cuts The Department of Health and Human Services has granted an exemption to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to hire a new class of its disease detectives, multiple CDC officials said, averting a feared halving of the highly selective fellowship. Each year, the CDC usually hires a new class of its Epidemic Intelligence Service officers to replace those graduating from the agency's two-year program.