He’s a man who can’t be bought off or bullied. Neither carrots nor sticks have prompted Jimmy Lai to kowtow to Beijing.

As he enters his 13th year as pope, Francis stands tall as the moral authority in today’s world, a voice pleading for ...

The marbles in the Torlonia Collection have been inaccessible to the public for decades. Now, some of them will be exhibited in Chicago, Fort Worth and Montreal ...

March 13, 2025, marks Francis' 12th anniversary as pope. He holds the ninth longest papacy of the past 200 years.

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As Mark Twain wrote, Damascus “measures time not by days and months and years, but by the empires she has seen rise and ...

Choosing a name for your little girl is one of the most exciting and meaningful decisions you'll make as a parent. If you’re ...

Archaeologists in Cyprus made a remarkable discovery—an intricately designed 4th-century Roman mosaic depicting a dramatic ...

Several celebrities have converted to different religions for various reasons including Sofia Richie, Isla Fisher and Karlie ...

Rome and Ostia to this day are dotted with remnants of Jewish heritage: a menorah on the bas-relief of the first-century Arch ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich: Cupich, 75, was appointed archbishop of Chicago in 2014 by Francis and remains in the pope’s inner ...

As they worked, the team uncovered a smaller rectangular room with a wide set of steps leading down to a well. Archaeologists identified it as an ancient Jewish ritual bath, known as a mikveh, dating ...