In an upper room above those streets, the Book of Acts tells us, disciples of Jesus, recently crucified, cowered. Yet, filled ...

Pope Leo XIV is visiting the papal summer palace south of Rome. His visit is fueling speculation about whether he will use it ...

Pope Leo XIV is visiting the papal summer palace south of Rome. His visit is fueling speculation about whether he will use it himself to escape Rome's heat or keep the hilltop estate as a museum ...

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A reader says religion is not needed to develop morality, and posting the Ten Commandments in classrooms is a huge government ...

A sweeping tax and spending bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives would devote an estimated $150 billion to immigration enforcement, an unprecedented sum that seeks to deliver President ...

1626: An explosion at the Wanggongchang Gunpowder Factory in Beijing destroys part of the city and kills 20,000 people. 1640: Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens dies aged 62.