New Pope, Francis, Known As Humble Man With A Focus On Social Outreach
The new pope, who will be known as Francis, is known as a humble man who denied himself the luxuries that previous Buenos Aires cardinals enjoyed.
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The new pope, who will be known as Francis, is known as a humble man who denied himself the luxuries that previous Buenos Aires cardinals enjoyed.
Argentine Jorge Bergoglio has been elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium.
New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan spoke with members of the media following the historic election of a new leader for the Catholic Church to share his thoughts on the process and Pope Francis.
There was great anticipation leading up to the naming of the new pope Wednesday. The faithful flocked to St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan to pray for their new leader.
Thursday marks three months since the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre and many of the families from the school have continued to grapple with the tragedy.
The Food and Drug Administration has issued an important warning about one of the most popular antibiotics.
The 10-month-old boy was said to be in stable condition at Harlem Hospital. It's was not immediately known if the woman was the baby's mother.
Following a preliminary settlement Wednesday, motorists ticketed by red-light cameras in New Jersey last year are closer to getting some of their money back.
NJ TRANSIT on Wednesday approved $17 million in contracts for companies that are already involved in post-Superstorm Sandy repair work.
Police Wednesday were looking for a man who flashed a woman on a subway train in Midtown last month.
A man's body was found Wednesday afternoon along the East River on the Upper East Side.
The owner of a Long Island house where a woman died in a fire was facing eviction because of unpaid taxes, officials said.
The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy has called off a public contest to name a lawn in the park, following a push to name the strip after slain photographer Chris Hondros, according to published reports.
New York City cruise passengers spent more than $120 million last year -- more than any other continental U.S. port, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Wednesday.
You all know that the duty of the Conclave was to give a bishop to Rome. It seems that my brother Cardinals have come almost to the ends of the earth to get him… but here we are. I thank you for the welcome that has come from the diocesan community of Rome.
