Standing in the vast ruins of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, hundreds of gulls circle above. Their haunting cries echo ...

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Meeting with cardinals living in and visiting Rome for an ordinary public consistory June 13, the pope approved the new ...

Alexander had a love-hate relationship with his father, King Philip II of Macedonia. While at times he appeared to be the ...