A shock study now suggests that a skeleton in Alexander the Great's family tomb once thought to be King Phillip II isn't the ...

A team of archaeologists made a singular discovery at the ancient site of Khirbat Ibreika, in southern Israel: four bronze ...

I was out drinking with friends when one of us yelled on top of his voice that the next pope would come from Africa.

But close church-watchers say the rumour mill about a hard-right post-Pope Francis turn rather reflects the built-up longings ...

He has given a great witness of humility, of closeness to the people, of living out the Gospel values. He has left a great ...

"Spes non confundit", hope does not disappoint. With the opening words of the ordinary jubilee proclamation penned by Pope ...

When a pope dies or resigns, the Catholic Church follows an ancient, secretive process called the conclave to elect his ...

Red-hatted cardinals were expected to pick a date Monday for the conclave to elect a new leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, following the death of Pope Francis.Dozens of so-called "Princes ...