Louisiana leaders and the Archdiocese of New Orleans are joining a global outpouring of grief following the Vatican’s announcement of Pope Francis’ death at age 88.

Francis spent a good portion of his final years speaking out against war in Gaza and Ukraine, focusing on the most vulnerable ...

A man told police he was shot on Symmes Avenue and drove himself to a hospital early Monday. NOPD is investigating the incident.

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VATICAN CITY, — The last time cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope was in March 2013, following the unexpected resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, resulting in the election of ...

Pope Francis himself helped rewrite the process for burying the head of the church after the death of his predecessor, Pope ...

While no clear successor to Pope Francis has been named, traditionally the pope has been picked from within the College of ...

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method — a system known as the Papal conclave.

After his election, the Argentinian became the “first pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit, the 266th pope in the history ...

Pope Francis was widely considered one of the most liberal popes of the modern era. VATICAN CITY, — Pope Francis, the head of ...

NEW ORLEANS — The Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans will be closed all week, officials announced on Sunday. The ...

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department is asking for the public's help to find a "critical missing adult." Police ...