As people around the world gather to honor Pope Francis, St. John's University in Queens is bringing its community together in both traditional and unique ways. There was moment of prayer and ...

About 7.5 million viewers tuned in to watch Day 3 of the NFL Draft over the weekend, against 3.8 million who watched Pope Francis' funeral in the Vatican.

The death of Pope Francis initiates a centuries-old process of rituals and traditions culminating with a conclave to choose his successor.

St. John’s beaches are spectacular. Trunk Bay and Cinnamon Bay regularly top lists of the best beaches in the world. You can skip those. Find more privacy and equal beauty instead at Francis Bay ...

But St. Francis might be as good as any in the Bay Area. “Maya ... of a previous effort in this vein. Westmont coach John Franza couldn’t recall how long ago the last one was, so it’s ...

Pope Francis died Monday at the Vatican, a day after he appeared at St. Peter's Square to bless Easter worshippers. He was 88 ...

His successor, St. John Paul II, needed eight. Francis was elected on the fifth in 2013. There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or ...

He became archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and elevated to cardinal in 2001 by St. John Paul II. He was elected the 266th pope on March 13, 2013, on the fifth ballot. Francis’ Firsts — The ...

VATICAN CITY, — Thousands of people filed through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis on ... and only cardinal, John Ribat, prepared Wednesday ...

Pope Francis died at 88 years old on Easter Monday. Diocese of Green Bay Bishop David Ricken said ... Ricken said. Pope John Paul II, who ordained Ricken, was a philosopher who brought clarity ...