Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Argentina, became the pope 12 years ago. He was elected pope by a conclave of 115 people on March 13, 2013.

VATICAN CITY, — Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church for the past 12 years, has died at age 88. The head of the Catholic Church died Monday morning at 7:35 a.m. He had been the pope for 12 ...

Investigators believe David King, 31, of Columbia, was traveling east on Sano Mount Olive Road when he drove off the roadway and struck a tree. There were three juvenile passengers in the vehicle at ...

Francis spent a good portion of his final years speaking out against war in Gaza and Ukraine, focusing on the most vulnerable.

A Collin County Judge reduced the bond for Karmelo Anthony, the teen charged with fatally stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf ...

VATICAN CITY, — The last time cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope was in March 2013, following the unexpected resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, resulting in the election of ...

The accused shooter is a FSU student and son of a sheriff's deputy, but police have not released any information about a motive for the attack.

The covid.gov website now shows a photo of President Donald Trump walking between the words “lab” and “leak” under a White House heading.

Pope Francis himself helped rewrite the process for burying the head of the church after the death of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI.

Americans are currently spending over $200 million less per day on gasoline compared to this time last year, petroleum experts say.

While no clear successor to Pope Francis has been named, traditionally the pope has been picked from within the College of Cardinals. The last time the cardinals reached outside their ranks was in ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s capital killed 12 people and wounded 30 others, the Houthi rebels said early Monday.