Sen. Rob Portman has renounced his opposition to gay marriage, telling reporters from Ohio newspapers Thursday that he changed his position after his son Will told the Ohio Republican and his wife Jane that he is gay. Portman’s stunning announcement comes just a week before the U.S. Supreme Court hears ...
Argentina's Jorge Mario Bergoglio, or Pope Francis I, will be the first Latin American to fill the role.
Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was elected by the College of Cardinals to become the first non-European elected as the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
CNN struggles to determine smoke color in Vatican City
Rough Cut (no reporter narration) Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina is the surprise choice to be the new leader of the troubled Roman Catholic Church, and said he would take the name Francis I. Pope Francis, age 76, appeared on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica Wednesday, just over ...
When this chimney atop the Vatican's Sistine Chapel emits white smoke it will signal that a new pope has been chosen. And that's what these pilgrims are waiting to see. The 115 Catholic Cardinals tasked with voting in a new pontiff failed to elect a new Pope after a vote ...
As the Conclave of Cardinals picked Pope Francis as the new pope, take a look at the past 10 pontiffs who lead the Catholic church.
Argentine Jorge Bergoglio was introduced to the public after being elected Pope Francis.
When the Roman Catholic cardinals selected Karol Wojtyła as pope in 1978, the Poland native who took the name John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope in 455 years. “At that time, it was a super big deal,” said Cecilia Moore, an associate professor of religious studies at the ...
MONROEAglow International to meet WednesdayThe monthly meeting of the Middletown Lighthouse of Aglow International will be 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday in room 225 of Lawrence Bishop Family Center of the Solid Rock Church, 903 Union Road. There will be fellowship, light refreshments, praise and worship, and prayer ministry. The ...
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