A Jan. 2 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) features a screenshot of a tweet that claims a special hammer is used to confirm the death of a pope. "My favourite new factoid is that they ...

Once again, Real Madrid did the unthinkable. 2-0 down at half-time against Villarreal in the Copa del Rey round of 16 clash, ...

Atlético Madrid and Portugal forward João Félix has joined Chelsea on loan until the end of the 2022/23 season, the English Premier League side announced on Wednesday. “Chelsea is one of the ...

The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI was the first resignation of a pope in six centuries. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read ...

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger said these words to me in Rome in November 2003, a year and a half before his election as Pope Benedict XVI. They capture the heart of the man I would meet seven more ...

Away to Atlético Madrid, coach Xavi’s men climbed three points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the table thanks to Ousmane Dembélé’s first-half goal at the Estadio Metropolitano in the ...

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Diego Pablo Simeone has been at Atlético for over a decade and things ... Simeone conquered the league at Camp Nou and took Real Madrid to extra-time and a famous last-minute equaliser in the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 ...

MADRID — Playing without Robert Lewandowski wasn't so bad for Barcelona after all. Barcelona overcame the absence of its top striker to win 1-0 at Atlético Madrid and open a three-point lead ...

A poor run after the World Cup break has left Barcelona coach Xavi concerned ahead of the match against Atlético Madrid in the Spanish league this weekend. Barcelona visits Atlético on Sunday ...