Peruvians were elated Thursday after a Catholic cardinal who spent years guiding the faithful in the South American country and they see as one of their own was elected pope.

Pope Francis brought Robert Prevost to the Vatican in 2023 as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations, one of the most important jobs in the Catholic ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency faced fresh upheaval Thursday just weeks before the start of hurricane season when the acting administrator was pushed out and replaced by ...

Word spread — and fast — as it does in so many moments of rumor and fear. Early Tuesday morning, dozens of concerned parents ...

Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, frequently used social media to push back against Trump administration policies, and now emphasizes unity as the new Pope.

The Lexington Police Department is searching for a man accused of assaulting an officer. Andrew Brackman is on foot in the ...

The United States will cut $50 million worth of medical aid a year to Zambia because of “systematic” theft of the aid in past ...

The White House is making a last-ditch push to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans as part of President Trump’s “big beautiful bill,” as Republican lawmakers craft the final details of ...

Israel permanently closed six U.N. schools in east Jerusalem on Thursday, forcing Palestinian students to leave early and throwing the education of more than 800 others into ...

A cold front will keep scattered showers and thunderstorms in the forecast for Friday. Scattered clouds on Friday morning will give way to scattered afternoon and evening ...

SCHIAVON, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV ‘s choice of name signals a commitment to social justice, which is very much in line with the late Pope Francis ‘ global ministry.

A Palestinian student arrested during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship helped launch a $1 million fundraising campaign to strengthen the legal safety net ...