The fall of the Roman Empire could have been avoided if they embraced real reform, a message that rings true in our current ...

Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88. As tributes pour in from around the world, the Vatican faces a transition.

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

Summoning the cardinals is the first step to a series of ancient rituals governing the secretive process of electing a new ...

Herod knew how to win the favour of the Roman rule through lavish receptions and was perceived to be a man who could bring order to the province and ensure a continual flow of revenue to Rome. As a ...

The world continues to mourn the passing of Pope Francis.But within the walls of the Vatican, an ancient and elaborate ...

The death of a pope triggers a centuries-old ritual to elect a new one. It involves sacred oaths, the piercing of ballots ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will hold a conclave to elect the Church's 267th pontiff and a successor to Pope Francis, who has ...

A change in popes is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the ...

After Pope Francis’s death at the age of 88, the process of electing the next pontiff will begin. Cardinal electors, the vast ...

The Romans did have status symbols, just like we do. Portable sundials weren’t very useful or precise, but they said a lot ...

Over the next several hundred years, marriage evolved into a widespread institution embraced by the ancient Hebrews, Greeks and Romans. But back then, marriage had little to do with love or with ...