The League of Women Voters of AR has resubmitted a ballot initiative they say protects direct democracy in Arkansas. This ...

Some 133 Cardinals began their secretive conclave on Wednesday with a first round of voting due in the afternoon ...

Citizen activists could find it harder to get initiatives on next year's ballot in some states. Lawmakers in about a dozen ...

That is why most popes in history have chosen the name John. After stating his new name, the new pope is taken to the ...

Papal Conclave, to elect a new pope, will soon begin in the Vatican, as cardinals vote to choose the successor to late Pope ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the spiritual head of ...

The Scottish Labour leader accused the First Minister of wanting to ‘defraud’ the people of Scotland during a speech in ...

Papal conclave ballots have been burned to maintain secrecy for centuries. Ballot smoke has been used to announce a decision ...