On April 21, the papacy of Pope Francis came to an end. He had been serving as the Supreme Pontiff since March 13, 2013.

The Catholic bishop of a New Jersey diocese said he would no longer oppose a state grand jury investigation of clergy sexual abuse that the church has been fighting behind closed doors in court ...

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — The Catholic bishop of a New Jersey diocese said he would no longer oppose a state grand jury investigation of clergy sexual abuse that the church has been fighting behind ...

In North Texas and across the nation, public school districts face a continued decline in enrollment and a budget deficit. For many school districts, the solution has been to close or consolidate ...