The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing ...

The death or resignation of a pope starts a conclave, a centuries-old ritual of electing a successor that involves sacred ...

The African American Museum of Philadelphia has a new exhibition by Demond Melancon called As Any Means Are Necessary. The ...

the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread after they’re counted, and then burning them to produce either the white or black smoke to signal if there’s a new leader for the world’s 1.3 ...

the maternal mortality rate for non-Hispanic Black women was 50.3 deaths per 100,000 live births, nearly 3.5 times the rate for non-Hispanic White women. It made headlines when it became clear ...

the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread after they're counted, and then burning them to produce either the white or black smoke to signal if there's a new leader for the world's 1.3 ...