It is believed the frescoes once decorated at least 20 internal walls of a high-status Roman building between AD 40 and 150.

At its heart, Pride is both a party and a protest. Here's a look at the event's roots and this year's events and themes.

Sebastião Salgado, renowned for his striking black-and-white photography that chronicles the human condition, environmental crises and the fragile beauty of our planet with epic depth and poetic ...

Whether it is black — meaning the majority has not been reached — or white — meaning the new pope has been elected — is a matter of extreme importance to the billions of Catholics living ...

Tradition holds that black smoke indicates the cardinals have not yet agreed on a new leader, while white smoke signals that a new Pope has been elected. But what kind of smoke is it exactly?

The Black Bolt and White Flare sets will each feature more than 170 cards. Black Bolt will have more than 65 Illustration Rares, and White Flare will have 70. Both sets will have more than 5 ...

and did much to strip away perceptions of an aloof “Holy Roman Empire”. He immediately discarded the showy red velvet slippers and ornate vestments, preferring to wear plain white. Having once ...

A few others came from inside the Holy Roman Empire but outside the bounds of modern-day Italy. German popes elected from the Empire included Gregory in 996 and Damasus II in 1048. England ...

And once the election process for a new pope begins, gatherers will turn upward each day, waiting for black or white smoke to fill ... according to The Holy See's College of Cardinals Dashboard.

Elpidophoros spoke next to the president at the White ... Holy Cross: "Through your leadership, you embody the values of our Christian faith and love for the Gospel. You remind me of the great ...

For anyone trying to make sense of the situation on the continent, with Emperor Charles V, the Holy Roman Empire, and the pope, Kirsten Claiden-Yardley shed some light. “When Henry VIII declared ...

also known as Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire. Beginning in the 20th century, similar titles were frequently used to describe the United States. If nothing else, empires may rise and fall ...