He served as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church for 12 years. Read more here. Congressional leaders honored Pope Francis, who became the first pontiff to address Congress during his visit to ...

Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome and Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church, who worked to instill progressive influences on the global church while maintaining unity with conservatives amid years of ...

Pope Francis died Monday, the Vatican announced, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with ...

1, 2015. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca, File) VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church's teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons, upheld it in others ...

Sri Lankan Catholics offered prayers for Pope Francis on Monday, the sixth anniversary of the Easter bombings that killed 279 people, recalling his "deep empathy" for the victims. Cardinal Malcolm ...

Friends and family of June Hampton are invited to celebrate June's 100th birthday from 1-3 p.m. at Circle 5 Winery, located at 3400 10th St. SE, East Wenatchee. Refreshments will be served. June ...

including pieces of the structure and the church's original Celtic-style cross damaged that day. It hangs above a remembrance gate commemorating the 168 people killed that day. The anniversary of the ...

COLOMBO (AFP): A gunman fired at a church in Sri Lanka, police said Saturday, with the country on high alert six years since Easter Sunday bombings killed hundreds. The gunman opened fire Friday ...

Amid heightened security for Easter celebrations, a gunman targeted a church in Manampitiya, Sri Lanka, damaging windows but causing no injuries. Police have arrested a suspect, citing a personal ...

A gunman fired at a church in Sri Lanka, police said today, with the country on high alert six years since Easter Sunday bombings killed hundreds. The gunman opened fire yesterday at a church in ...

COLOMBO, April 19 — A gunman fired at a church in Sri Lanka, police said Saturday, with the country on high alert six years since Easter Sunday bombings killed hundreds. The gunman opened fire Friday ...

Bethany Evangelical Congregational Church, 223 E. Broad St., Tamaqua, is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. To recognize the milestone, Tamaqua Mayor Nathan Gerace presented the church with ...