An illustration from a medieval French manuscript depicts the Polo brothers’ meeting with Kublai Khan. Credit: Bibliothèque ...

I'm a historian of the medieval papacy and editor of the forthcoming three volumes of the Cambridge History of the Papacy. So ...

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Remembering the cardinals and bishops who died in the past year, Pope Francis prayed that after their loving service to the ...

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Cardinal Walter Kasper, a respected German theologian and a longtime conservative voice at the Vatican, told a German church ...

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The Athletic’s Katie Woo discussed the Cardinals’ plans for the three club ... club may prefer to retain right-hander Kyle Gibson on his team option, which comes with identical terms to ...

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