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

Francis signaled a very different tone for the papacy, stressing humility over hubris for a Catholic Church beset by scandal ...

Pope Francis died Monday, the Vatican announced, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble ...

After decades of conservative leadership, Francis tried to reset the course of the Roman Catholic Church, emphasizing ...

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

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

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

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 ...