Growing up on the south side of Chicago, the Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley was given the message early on: What one wore as a ...

Forecasters on Friday warned low humidity and gusty wind increased the risk that fire could develop across parts of New ...

The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” ...

A fast-moving wildfire still burning in New Jersey on Wednesday forced thousands of people to evacuate and temporarily closed ...

Exit tourists. Enter cardinals. The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to ...

The fire in southern New Jersey’s Lacey and Ocean townships has grown to more than 20 square miles (52 square ... fire service showed billowing white and black clouds of smoke, intense flames ...

A fast-moving wildfire engulfing part of New Jersey’s Pine Barrens was expected grow Thursday, with smoke affecting the air quality in the New York City area before rain ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis was thankful that he was able to greet throngs of people in St. Peter’s Square ... Black smoke indicates that no pope has been elected, while white smoke ...

Black smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney means no decision; white smoke signals the cardinals ... from the loggia overlooking St. Peter’s Square with the words, “Habemus Papam!” ...