From Boracay's turquoise coves to Manila's storied streets, a trip to the Philippines gets you the best of both worlds.

A 25-year-old woman was injured on Friday morning, June 6, after slipping on a footbridge in Quiapo, Manila, amid heavy ...

Believing no man should own another, in 1775 he built a Baptist church where Black and white, slave and free, could all worship together.” The Bull Run Baptist Church is no more, but in that ...

The Episcopal Church has ended a nearly 40-year relationship with the federal government, citing moral opposition in refusing to resettle white Africans from South Africa classified as refugees by ...

This acclimated white pastors and parishioners to the Chinese presence in the church and served to uplift their societal image. Meanwhile, Black institutions within the Baptist faith remained ...

Whether it is black — meaning the ... in the 2005 conclave that gave the Church Pope Benedict XVI, a second, more modern stove was also used. Historically, the white smoke was created by burning ...

Using smoke to communicate to the public whether a new pope has been elected is somewhat a recent tradition for the Catholic Church ... of the smoke — white (positive) and black (negative ...

The election of the pope is a major geopolitical event – the leader of the Catholic Church represents and ... doubt as to whether the smoke is white or black – something that had caused ...

Tradition holds that black smoke indicates the cardinals have not yet agreed on a new leader, while white smoke signals that a new Pope has been elected. But what kind of smoke is it exactly?

As the papal conclave continues, onlookers from around the world will watch for smoke in Vatican City, eager for the first update on who will be the next leader of the Catholic Church. On the ...

This week, 133 cardinals have gathered in the Vatican to elect a new leader of the Catholic church ... black smoke indicates the cardinals have not yet agreed on a new leader, while white smoke ...

This week, 133 cardinals have gathered in the Vatican to elect a new leader of the Catholic church ... Tradition holds that black smoke indicates the cardinals have not yet agreed on a new leader, ...