A fresh look at Drake’s voyages, dispelling the myths and uncovering some brutal truths. Show more For centuries, Sir Francis Drake has been celebrated as a national hero - the first Englishman ...

Napoleon commissioned the sword, filled with classical motifs, after being elected as consul for life by the senate in 1802.

Sunday marked the end of a formal mourning period in the Catholic Church for Pope Francis, who died April 21 after 12 years in the papacy. He was 88. The pontiff's death catalyzed an extensive ...

The Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis’ "pope-mobile" – a vehicle outfitted to protect the pontiff during his 2014 trip to the birthplace of Jesus Christ – is being converted into a mobile ...

On May 7, an expected 133 cardinal electors will enter the Sistine Chapel to elect the new Roman pontiff, the successor to Pope Francis, who shied away from giving red hats to the traditional ...

One of Pope Francis's "popemobiles" is being transformed into a mobile healthcare unit for children and sent to the Gaza Strip, the Vatican's official media outlet said on Sunday.In one of his ...

Languages: English. One of Pope Francis' popemobiles is being converted into a mobile health clinic for children in the Gaza Strip, fulfilling one of the late pontiff's final wishes before his ...

“Everything is connected,” Pope Francis wrote — five times — in his encyclical Laudato Si’. Since its publication in 2015, this text has become a reference for environmental protection ...

At the eighth Novendiales Mass on Saturday, Pope Francis was hailed as a “humble and compassionate pastor,” one who maintained “unwavering confidence in the vocation of women religious.” ...

(RNS) — In this time of remembrance for Pope Francis, we are called to reach out and build enduring bridges of dialogue and collaboration with Catholic leaders. (RNS) — Some of Pope Francis ...

On the ninth and final day of Novendiales, the nine days of mourning for Pope Francis, French Cardinal Dominique Mamberti reflected on the papal mission to love and serve Christ and his Church.

Not only did Pope Francis value and promote the dignity of labor, he was someone who personally worked extremely hard, finding joy and rest in work itself, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández said ...