“He’s a bridge builder among continents,” Kathleen Sprows Cummings, a Notre Dame professor of American studies and history, said during NBC’s live TV coverage of the papal announcement.

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European pope in centuries, Francis was especially aware of colonialism’s impact and the need to embrace many cultures within ...

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Heriot-Watt scientists have discovered giant underwater mud waves buried deep below the Atlantic Ocean, 400 kilometers off ...

Even though archaeological and scientific tools have discovered much about these ancient civilizations, including facts about ...

Pope Francis diversified the College of Cardinals more than any of his predecessors, shifting the balance of power away from Italy and Europe and toward the parts of the world where the church is ...

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Deep beneath the soil of North Macedonia, near the village of Crnobuki, a long-lost city is emerging from the shadows of ...