The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

Pope Francis became the church’s 266th in 2013 when the papal conclave elected him after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.

The Vatican subsequently released Francis’ testament, dated June 29, 2022, confirming that he wished to be buried in the ...

PHILADELPHIA — Rabbi Zev Eleff looked, at first glance, like the kind of man who might have written a book about Jewish ...

The detectors have to be installed in every kitchen with a gas stove. But battery-operated ones are hard to come by.