Archaeologists recently discovered precious artifacts from a burial site—one of few that hasn’t been looted—left behind by the ancient Alanian people of Eastern Europe. Early Alans were nomadic horse ...

When a pope dies or resigns, the Catholic Church follows an ancient, secretive process called the conclave to elect his successor from among the cardinals ...

The United States has never seen an effort to expand presidential authority at the scale of Donald J. Trump’s second term.

Donald Trump failed to get out of a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Isaac Hayes' estate over the Stax classic 'Hold ...

President Donald Trump failed to escape a copyright infringement claim against him over his election campaign’s use of Isaac ...

Pope Francis' funeral at St. Peter’s Square drew hundreds of thousands of mourners and a roster of global leaders. After the ...

The head of the basilica that is housing Pope Francis's tomb says it reflects his "humble, simple and essential" life.

ROME — Pope Francis will be the first pontiff in more than a century to be buried outside the Vatican Grottoes. After his ...

Heads of state and royalty will begin converging on Rome for Pope Francis’ funeral in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square.