While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...

When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.

While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...

For the first time in almost 10 years, Christians of all stripes will be celebrating Easter, which commemorates the ...

The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

The Vatican has announced that the Pope is dead. A series of arcane rites now occur and then the complex process of naming a ...

Rome was famous for rejecting the idea of kingship. For almost 500 years, Rome was a staunch Republic, with rules in place to ...

As an example, John Ankerberg and John Weldon in their book, The Facts on Roman Catholicism ... The Coptic, Greek and Russian Orthodox churches also recognize these Books as inspired by God.

The Egyptian queen, shown here in a 19th-century engraving, sneaked back from exile and surprised Julius Caesar. Granger Collection, New York Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt for 21 years a generation ...

“Capri has changed on the surface,” Mariella said, “but its essence remains the same.” Finally ... a human sacrifice to the ancient Roman sun god Mithras. While a crowd of friends in ...

Orthodox Christians and Roman Catholics will gather in decorated churches to celebrate the risen Christ. For some, the day is ...