During the Francis papacy, the role of women in the church emerged as a pressing priority, with Catholics across the globe calling for change.

Two groundbreaking studies challenge the traditional timeline of cat domestication, highlighting the pivotal influence of religious worship.

With the help of cat owners, a new project investigates cats’ biology and aims to link some of their behaviors to their genes ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process. These are the need-to-know terms — some of them ...

Historians have identified one specific execution in Hungary that they say stands out from the crowd for its complexity, ...