Oldest gym membership written in Greek on papyrus 1,800 years ago reveals structured athletic life in Roman Egypt.

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Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo, read the announcement of Pope Francis' death at age 88. Read the full text ...

In the days since his death, Pope Francis has been called a reformer, outsider, influencer and modernizer. He was all of ...

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Mainstream Christianity’s attitudes about sex have always been complicated—and its institutions might even be able to evolve.

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Alongside the gossip and the gallows humor, the ancient and solemn rituals continue,” Chiara Barzini writes from Italy.

Pope Francis, the groundbreaking leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died Monday at the age of 88. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo, read the announcement of the pope's death from ...

In his last homily on Easter Sunday, Pope Francis urged the Catholic faithful to look for Jesus Christ 'everywhere except the ...

The Rev. Michael Duffy and the Rev. Michael Bartholomew are among the many who will be in Vatican City for the papal funeral ...