U.S. Army Lt. John W. Gunnison, then working on a survey of the Great Lakes, wrote a letter to his Mormon friend, Albert ...

Pope Francis, a reformer who rattled the Catholic Church's conservatives and inspired some progressives, has died.

Donald Trump has now paid his respects to Pope Francis I, having been seen standing at the foot of his coffin in St Peter's ...

Following Saturday’s open-air funeral in the square, Francis’s remains will be taken through the streets of Rome in another ...

The cardinals arriving in Rome are meeting today for the third time in the Synod Hall of the Vatican. While tens of thousands ...

Follow the funeral of Pope Francis as it unfolds in St Peter’s Basilica with live video, key moments, and ongoing coverage ...

Thousands of Jewish worshippers visited a Jerusalem holy site during the holiday of Passover as far-right Israeli lawmaker ...

New research led by the University of Haifa revealed direct evidence of tools used for large-scale production of luxurious purple dye at Tel Shikmona during the Iron Age (1100-600 BCE ...

This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Anita Baca, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by ...

People stand still during a two-minute siren marking the annual Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Mahane Yehuda market ...

With the death of Pope Francis, announced by the Vatican on Monday, Roman Catholics around the globe have started speculating on who among the red-robed cardinals will succeed him. Among the ...

The Shura Council held on Monday its routine weekly sitting, chaired by the Speaker HE Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim and atte ...