Who Will Be the Next Pope?

Click Here to Read: Who Will Be the Next Pope? Here Are Some Possible Contenders. Experts say there isn’t a single front-runner, but several names have been cited as indications of which direction the Roman Catholic Church might take by By Emma Bubola, Elisabetta Povoledo, Gaia Pianigiani, and Neil MacFarquhar in The New York Times on April 21, 2025.

Saint Peter’s Square. Image: Diliff Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

He Was Held Captive in His Room for Decades

Click Here to Read: He Was Held Captive in His Room for Decades. Then He Set It on Fire. Firefighters found a 32-year-old man who weighed 68 pounds. The police say his stepmother locked him away when he was 12 by Sarah Maslin Nir in The New York Times on April 8, 2025.

View east along Grand Street into center of downtown Waterbury, CT, USA. Image: Daniel Case.  Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.