Over three days this week, more than 250,000 people stood for hours in line to pay their final respects while Francis’ body lay in state in St. Peter’s Basilica.

A new United Nations initiative is aimed at helping people understand climate issues and get past the misinformation.

More than 250,000 people paid their respects to the pontiff at his funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said ...

Pope Francis’ more than 12-year pontificate deeply resonated with the people of God in Africa, with one exception related to ...

A Pew survey highlights the pressures that social media, academics and gender norms create for teens.

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South Africa’s Competition Commission will soon begin finalising its inquiry into Big Tech and its impact on the media.

Though Pope Francis never set foot in Chicago, his mourners said he embodied the city’s spirit. He loved the underdog and ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Herbert Gans, a groundbreaking sociologist and media analyst who advocated for greater diversity and public participation in everything from the suburbs and the arts to the voices that ...

Minnesotans paid their respects for Pope Francis, who died Monday the age of 88. Many expressed their admiration for the pope ...

Update: After victims and family members read their impact statements, they had the opportunity to speak to journalists on camera.  Several people said the past five years have been a challenging ...

Pope Francis, the charismatic and conciliatory Argentinian who moved to liberalize the Roman Catholic Church, dramatically ...