Middleburg's Kielce Gussie was raised Catholic, attended Catholic schools and worked for the Vatican in Rome and gave a reading at the pope's funeral.

On Friday morning, May 2, Vatican workers were seen hoisting a chimney onto the roof at the Sistine Chapel, according to ...

At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has ...

ROME — Four top-flight soccer matches in Italy were postponed after the death of Pope Francis on Monday and the Buenos Aires club that the Argentine pontiff supported throughout his life mourned ...

With the unfortunate news of Pope Francis' death, bookmakers have begun to list Next Pope Odds. The current betting favorite is Pietro Parolin at +250. After greeting thousands on Easter Sunday in ...

Kennedy Journalism Award and Overseas Press Club awards. READ MORE FROM OUR ‘ONES’ SERIES This photograph is part of AP’s photo coverage of Pope Francis’s funeral. I arrived in Rome just hours after ...

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But the Associated Press reported that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has responded to the criticism, saying "President Trump flew to Italy to pay his respects for Pope Francis and ...

Francis said in his September 2024 visit that he would like to personally oversee the canonization of Peter To Rot from PNG ...

Democrats and Republicans differ over how active the U.S. should be in world affairs and which country poses the greatest threat. Fresh data delivered Saturday mornings The U.S. Asian population is ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The threat of changes to the African American museum has prompted strong responses from Democratic lawmakers, historians, civil rights leaders and education advocates.