Pope Francis died at age 88. Francis died of a stroke and irreversible heart failure, Vatican doctor Andrea Arcangeli said in a death certificate released Monday. The certificate, which was published ...

After 12 years of serving as spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis died ... just northwest of Fort Dodge. The stoned shrine tells the story of man's fall and his redemption ...

The annual application period for Iowa’s Students First Education Savings Accounts — the taxpayer-funded scholarships for ...

Area Catholics are mourning the passing of Pope Francis. “At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father,” Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo, said ...

In other state government news Monday, Gov. Kim Reynolds has ordered flags across Iowa fly at half-mast to honor Pope Francis ...