His papacy set many new precedents for the church, and his successor will be chosen from a group that he himself quietly ...

During Francis’s papacy, evangelical Protestantism and secularism continued to remake Latin America’s religious geography, ...

Grandin makes a compelling case for the intricate connections tying the United States to its southern neighbors.

The anniversary of the outbreak of the Revolutionary War precedes a slew of planned celebrations when the United States marks ...

Understanding the acceleration of human impacts on the environment is key to addressing the complex planetary and social ...

The first Latin American and Jesuit pope was determined to lead a more welcoming, pastoral and merciful Church outward to a ...

A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.

Texas joined the United States in 1845, and American interest in the Panhandle increased. The Red River War (1874–1875) ...

By Roz Shorenstein, Mitch Siegler, Atri Macherla and Debbie Israel Like many school districts, Pajaro Valley faces some tough choices. One choice, however, is easy: don’t renew Community ...

Western colonial states must give back sovereignty to the peoples whose land they continue to occupy not as guests by as ...

A newly analyzed medieval manuscript suggests that sailors from the same region as Christopher Columbus may have known about ...