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Christians gathered Sunday to mark the end of Holy Week and celebrate Easter. Pope Francis addressed a crowd of nearly 70,000 people at St. Peter's Square and denounced the violence in Sri Lanka.

The state has one remaining clinic in St. Louis, but Planned Parenthood officials say just three abortions were performed there in February, down from 174 in the same month a year ago.

Wednesdays marks the first day the National Zoo and the Smithsonian museums are closed due to the government shutdown.

Some Catholic parents and students say the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland’s new policy prohibiting LGBTQ+ expression at school and church is problematic, while some parents herald it as the right path forward.

Nearly a year since the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., the protesters for whom Brown's death became a rallying cry have moved their activism off the streets and behind the scenes.

"I can't emphasize enough how horrific this is," says Charlie St. Clair of the Laconia Motorcycle Week Association. "It's our worst nightmare." Three other motorcyclists were injured.

Each Lenten season, Christians travel to Rome to visit a different martyr's shrine each day. The pilgrim-worn path, which dates back to the dawn of Christianity, includes some of the city's most striking churches and historic art. Theologian George Weigel, author of Roman Pilgrimage, says the journey grounded his faith in real places and people.

Shawn Carter joins Swedish hit factory Max Martin, Motown co-founder Berry Gordy, The Time's Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and more.

Scott Scarborough is no longer president of the University of Akron. Today, the trustees approved what was called a “mutual agreement” with Scarborough...

The 14-by-3.5-foot cloth, believed by many faithful to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ, will be shown to the public until June 24.