The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

Pope Francis didn’t affirm same-sex marriage or lobby for ordaining women as priests. But he gently steered the Catholic ...

There's a relationship of surrender." "It's going to survive for centuries as that symbol. Also, in western cultures, because of the Bible and the white dove being the symbol of peace." ...

The dove of peace was to have been finished by November this year. In 2004 the piece was located and retrieved two years later. The bronze eagle is in good condition, in a wooden box under the ...

Here, the daughters of Noah hold the dove and the olive sprig. Although the background is untypically dark, the details are painted with astonishing fidelity, taking to new levels the period's ...

The poppy has a long association with Remembrance Day. But how did the distinctive red flower become such a potent symbol of our remembrance of the sacrifices made in past wars? Scarlet corn ...