ROME, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital — In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent evening ritual: He ...

A lot of unusual terms and Latin words will be thrown around in the coming days as the Vatican picks a new pope. Here's what ...

In his final will, Francis said he wanted to be buried at St. Mary Major Basilica, which is home to the Salus Populi Romani ...

Students from three different school districts will gather at the Veterans Memorial Sports Complex for an event bringing ...

In his landmark 2015 encyclical “Praised Be,” Pope Francis cast care for the planet as an urgent and existential moral concern.

Francis died on Monday at the age of 88. Vatican officials later announced he suffered a stroke that put him in a coma and ...

Francis had only appeared in public a handful of times since returning to the Vatican after a 38-day hospital stay.

Newswatch 16's Emily Kress spoke with an attorney from Schuylkill County who not only met the pope several times, but also ...

Newswatch 16's Justin Gick caught up with a couple from Montour County who got to see Pope Francis when he visited ...

There are always front-runners in a conclave, known as “papabile,” who have at least some of the qualities considered ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — About 3,000 people work at the Mack Truck assembly plant in Lower Macungie Township, near Allentown. Now, ...

Firefighting crews from across the state have converged on what is now a wildfire burning on a mountainside near Jim Thorpe.