Arriving soon to the Shops of Oakwood is Swoon Books & Wine, a romance bookstore and wine bar, billed as “a place to shamelessly indulge in what brings you joy”. Co-owned by CMS Certified Sommelier ...

“No sane man would want the papacy,” a cardinal tells Cardinal Thomas Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) at the start of “Conclave”, a new film. Perhaps that is why so many popes have been so ma ...

Djem became a friend of Cesare Borgia. Oronoz/Album The Borgia Apartment at the Vatican was created during the papacy of Alexander VI (r. 1492–1503). Its rooms were painted by Pinturicchio ...

The extended period of time was undoubtedly caused initially by the conflict between French King Philip IV and the papacy. This led to the so-called Avignon Papacy, a period of 67 years (1309-1376 ...

The Monster of Avignon accepted he will die 'like a dog' after admitting to drugging his wife and inviting dozens of strangers he met online to rape her. Dominique Pelicot, 71, has admitted ...

"It's time we changed the way we look at rape," she told the court in the southern city of Avignon. Dominique Pelicot has already pleaded guilty to drugging his ex-wife, raping her and inviting ...

Pope Francis’s down-to-earth style has become a trademark of his papacy. New rules for papal burials are another step to seal it into his legacy. By Emma Bubola ...