Saturday’s majestic open-air funeral for Pope Francis is now followed by election of the next pope by the College of Cardinals in a process shrouded in secrecy. Indeed, the Latin root for “conclave” ...

Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025. Many world leaders are expected to attend his funeral in Vatican City, including ...

As leaders from around the world pay tribute to the late Pope Francis, China's President Xi Jinping has not offered his ...

Images of God revealed in Jesus are much beyond an indifferent creator that some people describe. God was depicted as a ...

Francis leaves behind him a church still divided, but radically transformed. pope-francis-obit-dead-vatican-conclave ...

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Francis X. Rocca covered the Vatican and global religion for The Wall Street Journal. A native of Washington, D.C., he has written on a range of topics including European politics, higher ...

Periods including “fish emerge from the ice” in mid-February and “rainbows hide” in late November offer a framework for ...

A silver-enamel artwork presented at the "Best Handicrafts of China" exhibition at the Beijing Arts and Crafts Museum, April 23, 2025. [Photo by Liao Jiaxin/China.org.cn] ...

A decorative vase inspired by the shape of the yueqin, a type of Chinese classical musical instrument, on display at the "Best Handicrafts of China" exhibition at the Beijing Arts and Crafts ...

An Fear Ciúin lives and works in the Irish midlands. He has a keen interest in medieval and early modern history. He’s ...