Papal selection thriller "Conclave" has the most nominations for Sunday's BAFTAs (February 16), but faces stiff competition from epic period drama "The Brutalist" and new awards season frontrunner ...

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe is aiming for the Olympic sporting throne in next month's International Olympic Committee elections. In a hotel in Paris last week, Sebastian Coe orders a ...

East Timor has become a stable democracy after securing independence in 2002. But its finances are precarious, and nearly ...

Cesare Borgia, the son of Pope Alexander VI, was a ruthless military commander who emerged as a powerful figure in Renaissance Italy through his control of the papal troops. In the early 16th ...

Not as widely known in the United States as St. Valentine are two other saints at the top of the list on Feb. 14, and recent ...

Every time Pope Francis catches a cold, I get anxious. When he goes to the hospital, I panic. I love Francis and hope he can ...

Pope Francis' recent bout with pneumonia, which landed him in the hospital for the fourth time, fueled speculation in Rome.

A Berkshire author is celebrating after the dramatisation of his book about a papal election scooped four awards at the Bafta Film Awards. Robert Harris' Conclave was published in 2016 and the ...

Brody, who plays a Hungarian-Jewish architect in the postwar United States, said The Brutalist had a powerful message about the need to treat others humanely. “There's no place any more for ...

In medieval Rome, when swords were drawn in factional street fighting, the battle cries of the two most powerful families were “Orsini for the church!” and “Colonna for the people!” ...

The Interregnum begins. Cardinals start gathering in Rome. By tradition, the body of the pope is dressed in papal vestments and will be put on display at St. Peter’s Basilica. Pilgrims will ...