Cardinals have talked about Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, as someone who could have a steady, ...

The College of Cardinals held its 12th general congregation on Tuesday, where Pope Francis’ ring fisherman’s ring was officially destroyed.

With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...

Emerging into Matthews Quad from the narrow walkways along the edge of the construction zone, you hit the crowd like a brick ...

In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI tried reconciliation with China, which required its bishops to be loyal to the country’s government rather than to Rome. He chose Parolin, who was then an archbishop, to ...

I had a nightmare. In it, Larry David, the Seinfeld writer reputedly worth $400 million, invited me to dinner at his place. A ...

How Ottawa pitted First Nations and traditional fishing communities against one another and sparked a war in Atlantic Canada ...

The rich traditions behind lobola, the customary marriage process in Zulu culture, and why it holds profound significance in ...

Palestine, during the Bronze Age (c. 3300-1200 BCE). They developed all the hallmarks of an advanced culture, including art, ...

Any discussion of ‘the cross’ in the Book of Revelation immediately faces a substantial challenge: in contrast with almost ...

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Friday signed a controversial state law that requires priests to report child abuse to authorities even if they learn of it during the sacrament of confession.