A man had three fingers cut off with a machete, and a caustic substance thrown in his face, in a serious assault in the ...

Warren Buffett is retiring as arguably the world's most accomplished investor. His long-term mindset has led Berkshire ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S. pope, descends from Creole and free people of color in Louisiana, highlighting complex issues to ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected Thursday — the second day of the conclave to elect the successor of Pope Francis.The ...

The 19th reports that newly elected Pope Leo XIV, the first American to hold the papacy—as well as the first Peruvian citizen ...

Vice President JD Vance will attend the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV following the pontiff’s historic election as the first ...

Pope Francis, known for his humility and advocacy for society’s most vulnerable, leaves a lasting legacy in the Catholic Church.

Francis became the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. His papacy was the ninth longest since the 1800s. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, in a solemn video address, announced the Pope’s death early ...

Before his death, Pope Francis greeted the Easter crowd in Vatican City inside an all-electric Mercedes-Benz popemobile.

Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill shares his thoughts on the new pope, who happens to hail from the Midwest.

But between the 1600s and 1800s, conclaves lasted much longer. The longest conclave since 1404 was 182 days in 1740.The most recent conclave before Leo, which elected Pope Francis in 2013 ...