Pope Leo XIV marked his first full day Friday as leader of the 1.4-billion-member Roman Catholic Church by celebrating Mass ...

NEW LENOX, Ill. (AP) — When white smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel revealing that a new pope had been chosen, John ...

Officials in Newport Beach have released footage in the fatal police shooting of a 45-year-old motorcyclist who was the brother of a former “Real Housewives of Orange County” star. Geoffrey ...

Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV and replaced Pope Francis, who died last month. The first American elected pontiff, Pope ...

Bravo describes it as diving into the world of a "tight-knit circle of Rhode Islanders." Crowds in St. Peter's Square cheered as white smoke signaled a new pope ...

"The Real Housewives of Rhode Island" is the newest installment of the Bravo TV reality franchise.

Authors at the event were told that some 600 tickets were sold — but, in reality, only about 30 guests attended.

History was made in Rome Thursday evening as Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago-born missionary, was elected the first ...

That means the winner secured at least 89 votes of the 133 cardinals participating in the conclave to elect a successor to ...

Well, lookie there, Governor Bob Ferguson can do something remotely progressive. Yesterday he signed a law capping rent hikes ...

We’re so close to Friday I can almost taste it! In today’s issue: Cardinals elect new pope Trump announces U.K. trade deal ...

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