Francis spent a good portion of his final years speaking out against war in Gaza and Ukraine, focusing on the most vulnerable ...

VATICAN CITY, — The last time cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope was in March 2013, following the unexpected resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, resulting in the election of ...

Pope Francis himself helped rewrite the process for burying the head of the church after the death of his predecessor, Pope ...

While no clear successor to Pope Francis has been named, traditionally the pope has been picked from within the College of ...

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method — a system known as the Papal conclave.

After his election, the Argentinian became the “first pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit, the 266th pope in the history ...

VATICAN CITY, — Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church for the past 12 years, has died at age 88. The head of the ...

A Rockingham County Schools employee is accused of sending obscene messages and helping a student vape. A parent says it shattered his trust in the system.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s capital killed 12 people and wounded 30 others, the Houthi ...

The war in Gaza began when Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing about 1,200 people, mostly ...

University officials say that students and instructors will have the option of holding classes remotely or in person, ...

Raising a child in America has never been cheap, but President Donald Trump's new tariffs will make it many times more ...