Against the ancient backdrop of Rome’s Colosseum, thousands gathered Friday evening for the solemn Via Crucis procession, ...

By the Viking Age, cats with a new genetic haplogroup, IV-D, show up in York, Orkney, and even Galway, Ireland. The Norse ...

The word itself predates Christianity, but the conclave with its secretive deliberations and ancient trappings still captures ...

The funeral for Francis, the first first Latin American pontiff, is set for 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Peter's Square in The ...

Each elector swears an oath to protect the church’s freedom and the secrecy of the conclave. As the last oath is complete, ...

Against the ancient backdrop of Rome’s Colosseum ... Pope Francis contrasted “God’s economy, which does not kill, discard, or crush” with today’s world built on “calculation and ...

Ancient Greek philosopher Apollonius lived in the 1st century CE. He frequently associated with Jesus Christ since his life ...

The earliest known Jesus mosaic inscription declaring Jesus as God, the Megiddo mosaic, was found under a prison in Israel.

Here are some of the key words and phrases that will be used throughout the interregnum, especially the conclave to elect the ...