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For the Greatest Interviews series, we revisit one reluctant writer’s absorbing 1968 meeting with another equally reluctant ...

Follow live updates on Pope Francis as 88-year-old pontiff remains in a critical condition at Rome's Gemelli hospital.

‘The show feels very American,’ says Baltimore-born, New York -based artist Derrick Adams, upon the opening of Situation ...

Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, suffered an 'isolated' breathing crisis,  the Vatican said today. Francis, 88, ...

Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, apostolic administrator of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington and the first and only African American Cardinal, observed Black History Month by serving as guest ...

Houston has a deep African American history waiting to be explored. The city's diverse neighborhoods highlight the struggles, resilience and achievements of Black communities over time.

In a recently published research paper, David Jeffery-Schwikkard, who studies secularism, argues that sub-Saharan African countries provide little state support for religion, even though their ...

We passed down these methods through generations and these traditions formed the foundation of African American cuisine. When enslaved Africans arrived in the United States, they were stripped of ...

That's 55 days from Monday, Feb. 24. Easter is one of the most anticipated holidays of the year, marked by a season of religious observances, traditions and celebrations leading up to the day ...

Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, retiring Archbishop of Washington, D.C., and the first and only African American Cardinal, ...