Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected head of the Catholic Church, taking the name Francis. He became the first Jesuit and the ...

the smoke is black. When a decision is reached, the smoke is white. Image White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel after the College of Cardinals elected Francis as pope in 2013.Credit ...

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – The iconic Black Lives Matter mural near the White House, a powerful symbol of protest and racial justice since 2020, is being removed under an order from Washington, D.C., ...

In many ways, the minister’s wife becomes a symbol of resistance ... to the white evangelical pastor’s wife? I found some stark differences in books written by Black pastors’ wives that ...

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The Kingdom of Scotland was founded in 843 AD when Kenneth MacAlpin unified the Picts and Scots, though its story stretches ...

The Shi'ite Muslim country has applied for Qara Kelisa, or the Black Church, to be recognised as a United Nations World Heritage site, to join the Persepolis and other archaeological treasures. "This ...

Pope Francis’ recovery from double pneumonia continues. As a chest X-ray has confirmed improvement. Doctors earlier this week ...

Pope Francis has hit the three-week mark in his hospitalization for double pneumonia. The 88-year-old Francis spent 20 ...

For the fourth Sunday in a row, the pope will not appear for his weekly noon blessing, though the Vatican planned to ...

Pope Francis issued a message Sunday thanking volunteers for the "miracle of tenderness" they offer the sick, as the Vatican celebrated the Holy Year Mass for volunteers around the world in his ...