Hours before his death, Pope Francis made an appearance before a crowd of thousands at Saint Peter’s Square where his Easter blessing was read by Archbishop Diego Ravelli.

When he was installed as head of Roman Catholic Church in 2013, Pope Francis was heralded as a progressive change-maker. For ...

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

The visit lasted only a few minutes, during which time the Pope, who is recovering from a near-fatal bout of pneumonia, offered Vance a Vatican necktie and rosaries ...

Political science student Phoenix Ikner was a long-standing member of a sheriff’s office youth advisory council and was ...

Some parents in a suburban Maryland county want to pull their children from elementary school classes that use books ...

It rained marshmallows at a Detroit-area park as children raced to collect thousands of the fluffy treats dropped from a helicopter.

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Each year, a handful of celebrities head to Boston to try their luck at the Boston Marathon. Recent participants include ...

Busting myths; how a drop of water changed a girl’s life; a tribe’s respect for fishes; and more: picks from columnist.

He never had a favorite team, so to speak. Growing up on the farm, he spent a lot of time working and not much time was spent watching pro sports ...

The user-friendly booklet features educational enrichment activities focusing on the iconic animals found at Crocworld, as ...