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A man stopped by police for a routine driver's license check in upstate New York is behind bars on the suspicion that he is wanted on a warrant in his native Hawaii. David Gibson, of Hilo, Hawaii, was taken into custody in Saratoga Springs Saturday...

When Joe Biden underwent brain surgery for a life-threatening aneurysm in 1988, he asked doctors whether he could tuck his rosary beads under his pillow. The six-term Democratic senator from Delaware also has offered to shove his rosary down the throat of...

The Environmental Protection Agency yesterday denied a request from Texas Gov. Rick Perry to cut the federal ethanol mandate in half for a year. Perry spokeswoman Allison Castle said EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson spoke to Perry about his waiver...

Whatever impressions Pope Benedict XVI took away from his long weekend in New York may influence a big, upcoming decision _ picking a successor to Cardinal Edward Egan as archbishop. Speculating on the next leader of the New York Archdiocese, one of...

Cardinal Edward Egan swiped at Rudy Giuliani yesterday, saying the former mayor violated a private agreement by receiving Holy Communion during the pope's visit this month, despite Giuliani's support of abortion rights. "I deeply regret that Mr. Giuliani...

Cardinal Edward Egan swiped at Rudy Giuliani Monday, saying the former mayor violated a private agreement by receiving holy Communion during the pope's visit this month, despite Giuliani's support of abortion rights. "I deeply regret that Mr. Giuliani...

Pope Benedict XVI comes to Washington this week a virtual stranger in the United States, home to the third-largest Catholic flock on the planet. But his itinerary, which includes stadium-sized Masses for tens of thousands of followers, will provide an...

Bishop William Murphy has been elected head of a prestigious domestic policy committee that will help the U.S. Catholic church shape positions on issues ranging from welfare to health care to the death penalty. Murphy, the head of Long Island's 1.4...

The Vatican secretary of state celebrated a Mass for the repose of Pope John Paul II's soul on Sunday, which was expected to be followed Monday by a gathering of cardinals to begin planning his funeral. The funeral and burial must be held between the...

NEW YORK - Demand for books by the new pope, the former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, has quickly surpassed supply, with many of his works selling out. When fresh copies arrive, expect some changes. "We'll indicate on the cover that he is now Pope...

The next pope will inherit a church facing serious challenges, such as the polarization between liberals and conservatives, competition with evangelical Protestants, the secularization of Western Europe and the clergy's steadily declining ranks. The...