Born in the Castle of Xavier near Sanguesa, in Navarre, on April 7, 1506. Francis Xavier, a Basque nobleman, left his home at the age of 19 to study at the University of Paris. There he met Saint ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- St. Xavier is coming off what coach Kevin Klein called the experience of a lifetime, going 2-2 in games over the holiday in San Diego against some of the top high school ...

One of Pope Francis’ lasting reforms will be his reshaping of the papacy to embrace simplicity and humility, as seen in his decisions to live in a Vatican guesthouse and carry his own briefcase ...

Pope Francis has increasingly shown his age in recent years, as he now almost always uses a wheelchair to move around and has occasional problems with breathlessness. At Christmas Eve Mass in St ...

The Gambaro Group’s annual Mud Crab Cup is back for the 22nd year, despite the recent closure of the iconic Caxton St venue, which was traditionally the host venue of the crustacean clash.

Here are the columnist’s recommendations for Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, European leaders and even Pope Francis. Photo: Alessia Giuliani/IPA via ZUMA Press/Seth Wenig/pool ...

The achievement was made possible by a fundraiser where Cooper’s donated 100% of the sales from their famous crab bisque. Since 1986, Family to Family has been dedicated to providing ...

First, there was the life-size Amon-Ra St. Brown headstand cake made at a Rochester bakery. Now, the famous touchdown celebration pose by the Detroit Lions' Pro Bowl wide receiver is burning up ...

VATICAN CITY, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Pope Francis injured his right forearm after a fall in his residence on Thursday but did not suffer any broken bones and continued on with his agenda for the day ...

The filmmaker was celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in such movies as "Blue Velvet" and "Mulholland Drive" and the TV ...

Pope Francis feels healthy, no plans to resign Pope defends blessings for same-sex couples New book "Hope" reviews Francis's life and decisions VATICAN CITY, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Pope Francis ...

Following Benedict XVI’s departure in 2013, Francis was elected pope, placing the Argentinean in the almost unprecedented position of having an in-person handover when he took office.