From conclave to “Habemus papam,” here’s what to know about the words and phrases that guide the process after a pope dies.

Archibald Gracie wrote of the ill-fated steamship: "It is a fine ship but I shall await my journeys end before I pass ...

The lettercard, penned by one of the Titanic’s best-known survivors just days before the steamship sank, smashed estimates to sell for £300,000 ($399,000) at a UK auction.

The letter, written by first-class passenger Archibald Gracie, sold for five times its expected price at auction. It was ...