Once they are closed inside the chapel, the cardinals must have no communication with the outside world until a new pope is ...

Cardinals play a central role in the papal election, known as a conclave. There are currently 252 Catholic cardinals, but only 133 will vote for a new pope as they must be under 80 years of age to ...

(Photo: AFP) SINGAPORE: From Washington and Beijing, planes carrying senior leaders and trade officials are en route to one negotiating table in Switzerland - but who has the upper hand?

This is a crucial first step to ensuring that the relics are cared for in a way that is attentive to Buddhist understandings ...

Over his long career in government and academia, Joseph S. Nye, Jr., transformed the field of international relations, one of ...

A child of the poor gathered his companions around him and led them to a statue of Mary ... saw in these growing practices the hand of God, and they cooperated with the designs of Providence ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been ...

Massachusetts was one of the original 13 colonies that founded the United States. Known as the “Bay State,” there are loads of things to do in Massachusetts. Massachusetts has a rich history, art, ...

Each one followed, placing his hand on the Gospel and promising in Latin ... for the night and return Thursday morning. They can hold up to two ballots in the morning and two in the afternoon ...

A trip to the Empire State Building costs approximately $44 for an adult to visit the 86th floor observatory, and the price increases to $79 for access to both the 86th and 102nd floor observatories.

A Korean Buddhist statue from the 14th century that was stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago has been returned ...

The birthday of the Buddha is a holy occasion for all his followers, but is celebrated on different dates depending on the ...