Pope Francis will be laid to rest April 26 at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major, in keeping with his final wishes. The decision breaks a 300-year tradition of papal burials at St. Peter’s Basilica in ...

The rare letter, signed "Napole", is expected to fetch between €12,000 and €15,000 ($14,000–$17,000) at the Osenat auction ...

In her sprightly new biography, “The Rebel Romanov,” Helen Rappaport introduces us to the enigmatic Julie of Saxe-Coburg.

A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 is to go under the hammer ...

All maps are influenced by the intent and biases of their creator—even those that are striving to be as accurate as possible.

When the Dalai Lama turns 90 in July, the Buddhist monk, who for many exiled Tibetans personifies dreams of a free homeland, ...

Trent Alexander-Arnold fired Liverpool to the brink of the Premier League title as his late strike sealed a 1-0 win that ...

If I told you that I visited Notre-Dame de Paris in March of this year and that, while there, I had begun to get this strange ...

If you didn't already know, the town of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine (93) has a museum dedicated to the fire department: open only a ...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday will bestow awards on around 100 craftspeople and officials who helped restore Notre Dame to its former glory after a fire nearly destroyed the ...

During the height of conflict in England between the Anglican faith and Roman Catholicism, bakers who continued to make buns marked with a cross were accused of ‘popery.’ Their response was to insist ...

Brutal, outrageous and often hilariously exaggerated, these caricatures offer a fascinating window into the social, political ...