Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine ...

The Catholic Church is known for its rigid hierarchy. But the process for choosing a pope is surprisingly egalitarian.

Antoni Gaudí was at the vanguard of Barcelona’s Modernisme movement. But his magnificent obsession is the still-unfinished ...

We mourn the death of Pope Francis, a leader whose humility and compassion brought kindness, welcome and courage to our increasingly conflicted world. Francis, the first Latin American pope, led the ...

Raging wildfires that threatened Jerusalem have been largely contained, according to the Jewish National Fund, which manages ...