Catholics celebrate after first-ever American elected by conclave - The faithful cheered in the Vatican square, waving flags ...

Following a short, two-day conclave, the first-ever American born pope was elected by a two-thirds majority of 133 Cardinals on Thursday -- and he's from Chicago.

May 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day, and peace in Europe. We commemorate the occasion with a selection of the greatest film scores accompanying depictions of the Second World War.

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

Historically, men have dominated the public record in mountaineering. In the last few years, the 70th anniversary of the first summit of Everest in 1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay has ...

This week saw the first official release on vinyl of Pink Floyd's legendary 1971 set played in Pompeii - showing to what ...

Despite the extraordinary feats of Tabei and many other adventurous women, sexism and misogyny in mountaineering have ...

There are some book titles like Ai-Kwei Armah’s novel of 1968 called The Beautiful Ones are Not Yet Born, that are meant to ...

As the art world braces for May’s pivotal test of market confidence, Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips are unveiling major ...

According to the CIA, the name Area 51 comes from its map designation. It was also previously referred to as “Paradise Ranch” to make the facility sound more attractive to those that would be working ...

Pope Leo XIV will lead a private mass from the Sistine Chapel later this morning, marking his first engagement since his ...