From “camerlengo” to white smoke, here’s what to know about the words and phrases that guide the process after a pope dies.

To Ringbauer’s surprise, people from Mediterranean outposts of Phoenician culture—also known as Punic people—shared no ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists analyzed far-away bodies -- known as Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) -- and found varying traces of methanol. The discoveries are helping them ...

He vowed to place less emphasis on "small-minded rules" or the "disjointed multitude of doctrines" and more on the "endless possibilities of grace." ...

A change in popes is a complicated process. Here are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of ...

To study this history, population geneticist Harald Ringbauer at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in ...

The first Latin American pope, known for speaking out against social injustice, leaves behind a complicated legacy.