They came from around the world to rejoice in the naming of the first millennial saint but ended up bidding farewell to Pope ...

Nanook of the North,” in 1922, presented, for the first time, the details of the life of an Inuit family in Alaska.

He was referred to as S. H. Rickets in a few accounts of his misdeeds across southwest Colorado in the 1870s to 1880s. But it was his nickname, “Wild Hank,” ...

Who was the American who did the first reading at Francis’ funeral Mass? From conclave to camerlengo, here are key terms used in the papal transition. Francis is buried in a place of solace for ...

In the post-slavery period, former slave owners fought to prevent racial integration.