The conclave system may seem dramatic, but it was developed after centuries of outside interference and looting.

I’m a historian of the medieval papacy and editor of the forthcoming three volumes of the Cambridge History of the Papacy. So it was more or less mandatory for me to see the new movie “Conclave.” ...

Conclave is one of the standout releases from recent memory, with movies like Spotlight and The Two Popes sure to scratch the ...

And though his life may have been extraordinary and momentous after he ascended to the papacy in 1978 at age 58, the years leading up to that point helped to mold him. The life of Karol Josef Wojtyla, ...

In essence, both suggested that due to irregularities in the 2013 resignation announcement of Pope Benedict XVI, Francis was ...

We need to appreciate the roots and origins of a concept to truly understand it—we need to know how it came to be. Let’s take a look at how design thinking emerged from an exploration of theory and ...

The Democratic Party raised a billion dollars for the 2024 elections. They had a clear and consistent pitch: This was a ...

[From: Society’s Final Solution: A History and Discussion of the Death Penalty, Laura E. Randa, ed., University Press of America, Inc., 1997. Reprinted with ...

The 21st century pharmaceutical and biotech sector has come a long way from its roots in 19th century pharmacy. pharmaphorum looks at its evolution over the centuries. The roots of the ...