As Cardinal Robert Prevost's name was announced, a sound of shock rose up. It was something few people had anticipated — the ...

A federal court says Alabama can't use a congressional map it found unconstitutional. The ruling comes in a voting rights ...

Hayden, who became the first woman and the first African American to serve as the Librarian of Congress when she was ...

President Trump signed an executive order telling white Afrikaans South Africans they could apply for refugee status in the U ...

Elms College religious studies professor Michael McGravey called Pope Leo the XIV's election an "unprecedented" moment in the ...

Pope Leo XIV was born and raised in Chicago. He is of French, Italian and Spanish descent. He spent years working as a ...

The transportation secretary announced a far-reaching plan to drastically overhaul the current technology used by thousands ...

The escalation began after India accused Pakistan of being behind an attack where gunmen killed 26 people, mostly tourists, ...

The abrupt change came the day after Cameron Hamilton testified on Capitol Hill that he did not agree with proposals to ...

The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost made his first speech as Pope Leo XIV on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, shortly after being ...

Israel's ongoing blockade of aid for Gaza forced the humanitarian group to shut its soup kitchens as it faced empty ...