In recent years, the papal apology has shifted its focus from historical wrongs to current events.
Scientists now believe the plague spread too fast for rats to be the culprits.
The mysterious epidemic that devastated Aztecs may have been food poisoning.
It killed 100,000 people in the direct impact. But it led to tens of millions more deaths later.
The Catholic and Protestant churches promoted themselves by persecuting witches, economists argue.
Long before presidential scandals became standard, a best-selling book caught the nation’s attention with a salacious chronicle of White House machinations.
Every president since Kennedy has carried the nuclear football, but none have ever used it.
Dubbed a safety hazard, this 188-year-old tree has seen it all.
