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John Singer Sargent's most iconic portrait Madame X was the scandal of the 1884 Paris Salon. Here's the story behind the ...

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A change in popes is a complicated process. Here are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of ...

Pope Francis was moved Wednesday morning to St. Peter’s Basilica to lie in state for three days of public mourning for the ...

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The Argentinian pontiff was a powerful progressive voice in world politics, the first Jesuit priest to be spiritual leader of ...

Kate Middleton has said she feels a "very spiritual and intense emotional reconnection" when surrounded by nature.