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"Never been happier": He built a $3B makeup empire—now he’s choosing the collar over couture

E.l.f. Cosmetics, which Scott Borba co-founded in 2004, has become a billion-dollar brand popular with budget-conscious shoppers across major retailers including Target, Walmart, and Ulta Beauty.

Christian worshippers take part the Easter Vigil at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chaldean Catholic Church in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on April 4, 2026.
 Pope Leo XIV shakes hands with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio as they meet at the Vatican, May 19, 2025.

Pope Leo meets Rubio amid growing tensions with Trump over Iran

 View of the main entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Old City of Jerusalem.

Jerusalem's Assembly of Catholic Ordinances condemns destruction of statue of Jesus in s. Lebanon

A combination picture shows Pope Leo XIV and and U.S. President Donald Trump after disembarking Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, April 12, 2026.

Pope pledges to keep speaking against war, Trump draws outrage for AI Jesus-like image of self


Calling Virgin Mary 'co-redeemer' is foolish, says Pope Leo

The Vatican's top doctrinal office instructed 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide not to refer to Mary as the "co-reedemer" of the world, arguing that Jesus alone was the savior.

The original statue of Our Lady of Fatima (Virgin Mary) is carried to St. Peter's square before the arrival of Pope Leo XIV to celebrate the Prayer Vigil and Rosary for Peace as part of the Jubilee of Marian Spirituality in the Vatican on October 11, 2025.

Pope Leo denounces antisemitism at anniversary of declaration on Catholic ties with Jews

The Pope reaffirmed the Catholic Church's stance against antisemitism during his speech at the ceremony commemorating 60 years of the Church's declaration of relations with non-Christian religions.

Pope Leo XIV attends an event called 'Walking Together in Hope' to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration Nostra Aetate on the Church’s relations with non-Christian religions in Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, October 28, 2025.

Sixty years since Nostra Aetate: Transforming Catholic-Jewish relations - opinion

In 60 short years, the largest religious organization in the world went from being a major purveyor of antisemitic hate to the closest friend of the Jewish community. 

A TAPESTRY with the image of Pope John XXIII hangs on the facade of St. Peter’s facade during a beatification ceremony in 2000.

‘God’s influencer’ becomes first millennial saint

Carlo Acutis passed from Leukaemia in 2006 but, ahead of his death, had spread the teachings of Catholicism and set up a website to document reports of miracles. 

Worshippers stand before a relic of Carlo Acutis, a British-born Italian boy who became the first millennial Catholic saint, as they attend a Holy Mass celebrating his canonisation, at Parish Saint Carlo Acutis in Sao Paulo, Brazil September 7, 2025.

Britain's Duchess of Kent has died, Buckingham Palace says

The duchess will be best remembered for her close association with Wimbledon, where from 1969 she helped to hand out the trophies.

Prince Michael of Kent, the Duke of Kent, the Duchess of Kent and Lord Nicholas Windsor watch as three pipers from the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) play outside Wren House, Kensington Palace, London, Britain, to mark the Duke of Kent's 89th birthday, October 9, 2024.

Pope Leo to visit Lebanon, cardinal says, in likely first trip abroad

The pope will travel to Lebanon "by December," Cardinal Bechara Rai told the al-Arabiya television channel.

Pope Leo XIV greets people as he attends a festive lunch with the poor of the Diocese of Albano Laziale at Borgo Laudato Si, in the garden of the Pontifical Villas in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, August 17, 2025

Praying the world halts climate change? There's now a Catholic Mass for that

For centuries, Catholic priests have been able to celebrate special Masses to pray for their country, give thanks after a harvest or ask God to end a natural disaster.

 Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Mass on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles in St Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican June 29, 2025

Pope Leo XIV's letter to a rabbi is building bridges between Jews and Catholics – opinion

The new pope is aiming to bolster relations between the Catholic Church and Jerusalem.

 THE WRITER addresses a conference in Zagreb, which he initiated as ambassador in 2019, marking the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Vatican and the State of Israel.

We don’t know much about Leo XIV and the Jews, but he could be just the pope for us - opinion

The new pontiff resumed his predecessor’s calls for a ceasefire in his first Sunday address. Official church policy on Israel or the war is unlikely to change.

 Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the Unites States looks on from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025.

Leo XIV, first American pope, studied under a leader in Jewish-Catholic relations

Cardinal Robert Prevost, who was just elected as Pope Leo XIV, studied under a pioneer in Jewish-Catholic relations when he attended seminary in Chicago. 

 Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the Unites States looks on from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025.