When a new pope is elected, there are two signs that mark that historic moment: the white smoke from the chimney of the ...

Rev. William J. Barber II, the prominent North Carolina pastor-civil rights activist-theology professor, fully embraced that approach last week, getting arrested in the Capitol Rotunda while praying ...

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Jeff Hood, a priest living in North Little Rock, has witnessed nine executions. As a spiritual adviser to men on death row, ...

For white smoke, a compound of the chemicals potassium chlorate, lactose, and rosin (also known as Greek pitch) is used, ...

The red robes are worn by all 133 cardinals deliberating who will replace Pope Francis. The original reason cardinals started wearing red is disputed, but the hue is often said to represent the blood ...

Critics of religious academies compare modern parental concerns over sexual ethics to mid-century racism. But the echo they ...

Bells rang in St. Peter's Square and the crowd erupted in cheers on the second day of the papal conclave when white smoke ...

In recent years, the internet (and a few food safety experts) have stirred the pot, claiming that washing meat is actually a health hazard and that didn’t sit well with millions of Black people ...

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The world today looks to the small chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel for the most symbolic indication in Catholicism.After ...

Conclave: The key names and words to know as a new Pope is selected - The centuries-old transition process involves an ...