PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, a powerful figure in Rhode Island politics for decades, has ...

A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred ...

The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing ...

Four House Democratic lawmakers have traveled to El Salvador to call attention to the plight of a man the Trump ...

From meetings with Diego Maradona to the passion for his beloved Buenos Aires club, San Lorenzo, Pope Francis was an avid ...

A group of Massachusetts National Guard members early Monday crossed the Boston Marathon start line, launching the 129th ...

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but ...

Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons, upheld it in ...

China will sanction United States officials, lawmakers and leaders of non-governmental organizations who it says have ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

Tributes to Pope Francis instantly poured in from around the world from presidents to people of all walks of like on Monday ...

Indonesia and China said Monday they committed to maritime cooperation promoting safety and security in the South China Sea, ...