American actor Camryn Manheim, best known for her Emmy Award-winning role as Ellenor Frutt on the legal drama "The Practice" (ABC, 1997-2004), was born in New Jersey and raised in Peoria ...

Pope Francis warned that bullying in schools prepares students for war rather than peace, in a speech to Catholic educators ...

Senior Day at Saturday’s Patriot Invitational recognized 11 Parkersburg South swimmers competing in their final home meet of their high school career. Two in particular, Vada Hafer and Chesney Douglas ...

Pope Francis told Vatican bureaucrats on Saturday to stop speaking ill of one another, as he once again used his annual Christmas greetings to admonish the backstabbing and gossiping among his ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church ...

Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated the feast of the Baptism of the Lord by baptizing 21 babies in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel and praying the Angelus with pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square.

President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the highest U.S. civilian honor, the White House announced on Saturday. Biden, the nation's second ...

Pope Francis’ Christmas message was a plea for reconciliation, peace and care for others. By Elisabetta Povoledo Elisabetta Povoledo is a reporter based in Rome, covering Italy, the Vatican and ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. People hold statuettes of baby Jesus as they look at a giant screen in St.Peter’s Square, at the Vatican ...