The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread after they’re counted, and then burning ...

VATICAN CITY, — The last time cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope was in March 2013, following the unexpected resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, resulting in the election of ...

Pope Francis had an informal, lighthearted speaking style. When Francis met Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI for the first time ...

The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of a millennia-old process ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin-American pontiff, renowned for his outspoken advocacy for the poor and insistence on a more ...

With just days to go before Tuesday's election, the two Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates split on billionaire Elon Musk's heavy spending and engagement in the contest. Liberal Dane County Judge ...

Thomas Sutton, who served as mayor of Idaho Falls from 1949-1951, played a pivotal role in the city becoming the headquarters ...

As judges weigh the limits of medical exceptions, Idaho’s abortion ban is being tested — in courts, hospitals and patients’ ...

For decades, this disparity has been combined with the institutional leaders of Harvard and often Harvard itself taking ...

His con worked. A Brookings Institution analysis of campaign exit polls found that workers voters without college degrees ...

“Early voting starts May 5th,” Kristina Glascock, Twin Falls County Clerk, said. This May, voters will make decisions on bonds and levies that affect the West end of Twin Falls County.

Rep. Jordan Redman, R-Coeur d’Alene, introduced a bill to prevent unauthorized immigrants from accessing publicly-funded ...