The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

Pope Francis charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change.

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After decades of conservative leadership, Francis tried to reset the course of the Roman Catholic Church, emphasizing ...

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Two-hundred-and-fifty years ago, on April 19, 1775, British troops faced off against colonial militias in the Massachusetts ...

The sound of bagpipes echoed off the marble steps of the state Capitol Saturday morning to honor the 250th anniversary of the ...

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As the 250th anniversary of America’s independence approaches, the president is moving to put his stamp on how the nation’s ...

We go into this holy weekend with freedoms that the world has never known,” reads a department-wide email from Scott Turner’s ...

In new book 'A Promised Land,' history professor Adam Jortner looks at the role of Jews - then just 0.1% of the population - ...