And once the election process for a new pope begins, gatherers will turn upward each day, waiting for black or white smoke to fill the sky. Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21. He was 88 years ...

Preachers like John Marrant proclaimed the gospel across cultures. But the persistence—and defense—of slavery challenged ...

From birth to death, Black people face systemic disadvantages in American life more than 150 years after slavery was abolished. Inequality between white and Black Americans persists in almost ...