The election process in the early Middle Ages was quite ... a turbulent high-stakes game. The cardinals, too – men of great wealth and power accrued to them through church offices and lands ...

Pope Francis, a reformer who rattled the Catholic Church's conservatives and inspired some progressives, has died.

This walled medieval village is full of half-timbered and charming stone buildings, with winding streets and cobblestoned ...

In Faro, you will marvel at the Moorish and Medieval buildings that stand beside the stunning Baroque and Neoclassical ...

It’s apparition time: 5:40 p.m. In a small Roman Catholic chapel in ... is parted in the middle, possibly symbolizing that she’s a virgin, but she wears a black bow high around her waist ...

Plan your perfect Portugal itinerary. From the historic charm of Lisbon to the scenic beauty of the Algarve, there's ...

The Sistine Chapel has witnessed every papal election since 1492 with only five exceptions, and it is preparing to once again ...

The devices may also be near the upper windows of the chapel, which is about 68 feet (20.1 metres) high. Officials have ... automatic excommunication from the Church. Black smoke billowed from ...

One of the Cape’s most historic churches is now a private residence on the market for $2.275 million.

FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. — Walkertown High School and Walkertown Middle School will have another remote learning day on Friday, May 2, after a small fire broke out on Tuesday, according to Winston ...

Thou shalt not do any of these things. A naked man high on methamphetamines broke into a Mormon Church in the heart of Amish country, according to a report. Corey Calderwood, 43, was high as a ...