A woman says that her best friend tattooed her full name on her arm as a 'birthday surprise.' The woman, who shared her story ...

One cardinal who cast his ballot said the pope’s choice of the papal name Leo might signal a particular interest in workers’ ...

(RNS) — The Holy Spirit surprised us Thursday (May 8) by electing Robert Prevost, an Illinois native who is also a citizen of ...

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MARTA’s Board of Directors voted to change the name in time for the FIFA games and the 300,000 visitors expected to descend on Atlanta.

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert ...

Cardinals have elected a new pope who will appear on the Vatican balcony soon and be named—watch our live stream.

With just one day left in the legislative session, Alabama lawmakers must decide whether to join Florida, Louisiana, and ...

Robert Prevost, a native of Chicago, is a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s office ...

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The practice of adopting a new name became ingrained during the 11th century, a period of German popes who chose names of early church bishops.