Among the thousands gathered for Easter Mass in St. Peter’s Square is Gonzales native Darla Rye and her friends, Kim Defour, ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of ...

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. The Vatican said the cause of death was a stroke that put him into a coma and led to heart failure.

What began as a pseudo-holiday for Black domestic workers who had to work on Easter Sunday and were banned from attending the ...

Pope Francis, who rose from modest means in Argentina to become the first Jesuit and Latin American pontiff, died on Monday ...

Urbi et orbi” means “To the city [of Rome] and to the world.” It is a special apostolic blessing given by the pope every year ...

No one knows exactly when the Easter Rock ceremony started or why, but it's said the tradition started before the Civil War.

If it’s one thing about Black folks, we know how to party! Another thing: While African American history and culture is rarely honored, Black folks have taken it upon themselves to not only ...

The director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture left his post Friday. Kevin Young had led the groundbreaking Washington, D.C., institution since 2021. His resignation ...

AMERICAN IDOL will feature “Songs of Faith” for its Easter Sunday episode. The special three-hour episode will feature performances from Christian artists CeCe Winans, IDOL alumni Roman Collins, Jelly ...

St. John the Evangelist Church will hold its annual Blessing of the Easter Baskets on Saturday, April 19, at 3 p.m. Father Sriram Sadhanala will preside. According to the Polish tradition of Swieconka ...