College of the Holy Cross

The College of the Holy Cross (holycross.edu), located in Worcester, Mass., is among the nation’s leading liberal arts institutions. A highly selective, four-year, exclusively undergraduate college of 2,900 students, Holy Cross is renowned for offering a rigorous, personalized education in the Jesuit, Catholic tradition. Since its founding in 1843, Holy Cross has made a positive impact in society by graduating students who distinguish themselves as thoughtful leaders in business, professional and civic life.

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Making a pitcher of iced tea can be a physics experiment. invizbk/iStock via Getty Images Plus

How do ice cubes cool a drink?

Energy transfer is the secret ingredient that makes iced tea a particularly refreshing drink on a hot day.
A 17th-century stained glass image of St. Augustine. Artist Tobias Müller, 1622. Michel M. Raguin, with the permission of the Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton NJ, U.S.

What Pope Leo XIV’s coat of arms and motto reveal about his dedication to the ideals of St. Augustine − an art historian explains

In choosing his motto and coat of arms, Leo references the Order of St. Augustine, to which he belongs. He uses the identifying symbol of Augustine, a heart pierced by an arrow.
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears on the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican shortly after his election as pontiff on May 8, 2025. AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis

Pope Leo XIV: Why the College of Cardinals chose the Chicago native and Augustinian to lead the church after Francis

Cardinal Robert F. Prevost took the name Pope Leo XIV – an apparent nod to Pope Leo XIII, who championed the rights of workers and criticized the conditions in which they lived.
Os 115 cardeais eleitores da Igreja Católica participam de uma missa na Basílica de São Pedro, antes de entrarem no conclave para a eleição papal, em 12 de março de 2013. Michael Kappeler/ via Getty Images

O ‘efeito Francisco’: Vaticano tem hoje número recorde de cardeais não europeus com direito a voto no conclave

O Papa Francisco nomeou um número significativo de cardeais do Sul Global. Entre os 135 cardeais atualmente qualificados para votar no conclave papal, 82 não são europeus, e isso pode fazer diferença
The Catholic Church’s 115 cardinal-electors take part in a mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on March 12, 2013, ahead of entering the conclave for a papal election. Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images

Pope Francis filled the College of Cardinals with a diverse group of men – and they’ll be picking his successor

Pope Francis appointed a significant number of cardinals from the Global South. Among the 135 cardinals currently eligible to vote in the papal conclave, 82 are non-European.
Os cardeais assistem à missa na Basílica de São Pedro, antes de entrarem no conclave para decidir quem seria o próximo papa, em 12 de março de 2013, no Vaticano. Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Image

Como o próximo papa será eleito, e o que acontecerá no conclave

A realização de um conclave para eleger um papa é uma tradição de muitos séculos

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