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Francis changed church policy on the death penalty and nuclear weapons but upheld it on abortion
Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons, upheld it in ...
From Buenos Aires to Rome: Key dates in the life of Pope Francis
Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario ...
Closing arguments set for Lori Vallow Daybell’s trial on charge she conspired to kill husband
Closing arguments are scheduled Monday afternoon at the Arizona trial for Lori Vallow Daybell, the Idaho woman with doomsday ...
Texas court hearing on Walmart mass shooting sets stage for plea to avoid the death penalty
The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at a Texas Walmart — one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history — ...
Trump’s tough talk might help Liberal Mark Carney win a full term as Canada’s prime minister
Mark Carney’s political career is only months old, and it’s already been a roller-coaster ride. The former central banker ...
Howden scores twice and Golden Knights beat Wild 4-2 in Game 1
Brett Howden scored two goals, and the Vegas Golden Knights opened their first-round Western Conference playoffs series with ...
Stephen Curry scores 31 points in the Warriors’ 95-85 victory over the Rockets 95-85 in Game 1
Stephen Curry scored 31 points and the Golden State Warriors built a huge lead and held on to beat the Houston Rockets 95-85 ...
Weather Forecast: Rain and storms to start the week
ROCHESTER, NY (WROC) – Temperatures spike into the upper 60s today as we have a few rounds of showers and storms moving overhead. The first round is a warm front that will spit out showers through ...
The rites and rituals following the death of a pope, his funeral and burial, explained
The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. They involve the certification ...
Photos: Pope Francis through the years
Born Dec. 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was the eldest of five children of Italian immigrants.
‘Who am I to judge?’ Pope Francis had an informal, lighthearted speaking style
Pope Francis, who died on Monday, had an informal, lighthearted speaking style, and sometimes he even created words in a combination of his native Spanish with the Italian that ...
Pope Francis reached out to migrants and the LGBTQ+ community, but also drew unusual opposition
Some takeaways about the life of Pope Francis, who died Monday: Background Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born Dec. 17, 1936, to Italian immigrants in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the ...