In the hit film “Conclave,” as several cardinals stand around the body of a pope who has just died, Cardinal Tremblay (played by John Lithgow) says seriously and sonorously, “Sede vacante! T ...

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For more audio journalism and storytelling, download New York Times Audio, a new iOS app available for news subscribers. transcript This transcript was created using speech recognition software ...

"To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a New Name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it" (Revelation 2:17 ...

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?" They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, ...