When Jorge Bergoglio chose the name Francis upon becoming pope, it was a tribute to his favorite saint. Others took ...

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President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Secretary of State Marco Rubio as acting national security adviser to replace Mike Waltz, whom he is nominating as United Nations ambassador.

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For many parents naming their children ... They all went by their middle names.” Imagine the confusion if you called for Earl and three people answered you! A handful of readers noted that they went ...

Leaders and prominent figures from across the world will be in attendance when Pope Francis is buried in a service on April ...

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

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Here are some of the names being mentioned as Francis's potential successor ... A guitarist who once played in a funk band, ...