The southern widow's Maryland house was a crucial stop on the escape route for assassin John Wilkes Booth the night he shot the president. Read more about Abraham ...

Sisters from a convent outside Waco have repeatedly visited the prisoners—and even made them affiliates of their order. The ...

From the daily newsletter: an editor’s note from Daniel Zalewski. Plus: Jia Tolentino on Joan Didion on Martha Stewart; ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida women's volleyball coach Mary Wise, who has the fourth-most wins in NCAA Division I history, announced her retirement Thursday. Wise, 65, formally stepped down after a ...

Two men were killed execution-style in a hail of at least 40 bullets in Philadelphia early Monday as the city celebrated its Super Bowl win, but cops say they haven’t connected the crime to the ...

Nelson's execution is the second in the U.S. this year and the first of four scheduled in Texas over the next three months. Fox News' Louis Casiano and the Associated Press contributed to this report.

The Feast of Mary Help of Christians is celebrated on May 24. The tradition of this advocation goes back to 1571, when the whole of Christendom was saved by Mary Help of Christians when Catholics ...

Randi, 52, said her father is "hanging on" to see another of Patrick's successes as his team prepares to face off against the Philadelphia Eagles. Randi has kept Patrick, 29, informed on his ...

Apostolic Exhortation on Jesus Christ and the Peoples of Oceania: Walking His Way, Telling His Truth, Living His Life Pope John Paul II Rome, November 22, 2001 Reference to Mary: paragraph 5 and 53, ...

There are four dogmas stating Mary's personal relationship with God and her role in human salvation . 1) Divine Motherhood Mary's divine motherhood was proclaimed at the Council of Ephesus in 431.