An exhibition shows the beauty and disparity of maps in a time of rapid discovery, when the shape of the known world was ever ...

From the location of the “place of skulls” to ancient Jewish burial rites, here’s what archaeologists do—and don’t—know about ...

"Everyone seems to be invested in the outcome of this conclave and almost every tongue has a view about the next Pope." ...

On the morning of May 7 the conclave will commence, with all the cardinals present, with the Holy Mass for the Election of ...

The cardinals will participate in four rounds of voting every day until a candidate achieves a two-thirds majority. The ...

His election reflected a broader geographical shift in the church. Although the Vatican has been Catholicism’s spiritual and ...

The Vatican announced the election of Pope Leo XIV shortly after white smoke blew from the roof of the Sistine Chapel on ...

A week ago, Catholics around the world lost arguably the most progressive pope in the church's recent history.

Yet, when the Gospels were composed a generation after the crucifixion, they portrayed Pilate as convinced of Jesus’ innocence. As more time passed, other works of ancient Christian literature shifted ...

By Peter Wortsman, art by Aurélie Bernard WortsmanTurtle PointMy introduction to the delightful and expanding world of ...