Remains of a church destroyed during anti-Christian violence in Odisha state, eastern India, in August 2008. (Photo by All India Christian Council / CC BY-SA 3.0) “If you don’t hear our voices ...

Pope Francis approves new papal funeral rites for when he dies to simplify rituals, allow for burial outside the Vatican.

COMMENTARY: James’ Norris’ 1964 address to the Second Vatican Council delegates is still valid today, especially marking ...

The conclave system may seem dramatic, but it was developed after centuries of outside interference and looting.

According to the Vatican, the wooden seat was likely given by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles the Bald to Pope John VIII in A.D. 875 for the emperor’s Christmas coronation in the old St.

On the evening of 7 November, Christian summoned many Swedish leaders to a private conference at the palace. At dusk on 8 November, Danish soldiers, with lanterns and torches, entered a great hall of ...

One of the few things Pope John Paul I managed to do in his short papacy was to abolish the traditional Papal Coronation, which Pope John Paul II did not resurrect. Traditionally, the pope would be ...

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Coronation Street will confirm the identity of Joel Deering's killer next week. The ongoing mystery will be resolved in a special episode due to air on Friday, November 15. Fans have been busy ...

Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." Synopsis: A cardinal organizes a papal conclave to elect the next pope but finds himself investigating secrets and scandals about each prime candidate.

We had reason to suspect yet another Coronation Street character as the investigation into Joel Deering's (Calum Lill) murder continued, and, of course, we're no closer to working out what really ...