By the Viking Age, cats with a new genetic haplogroup, IV-D, show up in York, Orkney, and even Galway, Ireland. The Norse ...

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

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

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

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

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Who was Carlo Acutis? St. Catherine's Church in Mountain Lakes will host a show designed by the Italian teen, who will be the first millennial saint.