CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for “merciful compassion” for the world’s poor, victims of tyranny and wars, as he celebrated Mass in a parish church that has special ...

A 54-pound (25-kilogram) rock. Estimated auction price: $2 million to $4 million. Why so expensive? It's the largest piece of ...

The first pneumonic plague death in Arizona's Coconino County in almost two decades highlights the rare but deadly ...