But long before he wore the black robe, Marshall built a reputation as a rigorous legal strategist for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. He argued 32 cases before the Supreme Court, winning 29 ...

Michael B. Jordan recently shared that he has kept many items from his projects over the years as mementos. He picked ...

The Getty Museum has bolstered its collection of Spanish works with a painting by 16th-century master Luis de Morales.

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process. These are the need-to-know terms — some of them ...

U.S. Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell presides over a vigil service over the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died after ... of the Madonna draped in a blue robe, holding the infant Jesus ...

Black was one of the most expensive dyes—that ... His [fur] surcoat, his robe is much bigger, as his status has risen. And you look at the surcoats and think, “Oh, my God.

If the conclave lasts that long, the top two vote-getters go to a ... What does white or black smoke mean during a papal transition? After each round of voting in the Sistine Chapel, the ballots ...

If the conclave lasts that long, the top two vote-getters go to a ... What does white or black smoke mean during a papal transition? After each round of voting in the Sistine Chapel, the ballots ...

If the conclave lasts that long, the top two vote-getters go to a ... anthracene (a component of coal tar), and sulfur to produce black smoke. But if there is a winner, the burning ballots are ...

If the conclave lasts that long, the top two vote-getters go to a runoff, with a two-thirds majority required to win. Neither of the top two candidates casts a ballot in the runoff. What does white or ...