In the sweltering summer of AD18, a desperate chant echoed across China's sun-scorched plains: "Heaven has gone blind!" ...

Thousands of people are arriving at St Peter's Square this morning for the Pope Francis, hoping to share in commemorations of ...

Peng Zhou/The ConversationIn the sweltering summer of 18 AD, a desperate chant echoed across China’s sun-scorched plains: “Heaven has gone blind!” Thousands of starving farmers, their faces smeared wi ...

The funeral of Pope Francis, who died this week at the age of 88, takes place on Saturday in St. Peter's Square. Here is a ...

The Vatican formally ended the lying in state of Pope Francis on Friday evening, sealing his coffin during a private religious ceremony inside St. Peter's Basilica after three days of public mourning ...

Following the funeral, in another break with tradition, the coffin will be taken through the streets of Rome to an underground tomb in the basilica of Saint Mary Major, as per his instructions. The ...

opening up the Silk Road and building a bridge for economic and cultural exchange across Eurasia. Today, the love story of an Armenian girl and a Chinese man adds a touch of romance to this ...

Two programs — a new exhibit, “Pittsburgh’s Hidden History” and a decade-old Treasures in the Archives program — aim to “lift ...

The 35-storey landmark, comprising 174 units, emerges like a sculpture in motion—its curved balconies and cascading form echoing the soft sweep of a silk veil caught in the wind. The shimmering façade ...

In the sweltering summer of AD18, a desperate chant echoed across China's sun-scorched plains:“Heaven has gone blind!” ...

The coffin also includes a written biography (called a rogito) rolled into a metal tube, and a white silk veil over the pope's face. The cypress coffin is sealed and tied with silk ribbons before ...