Constantine’s ambiguous role reminds Christians in Asia that the relationship between Church and State must remain a dynamic ...

Tourism is surging in many places around the world—swarmed national parks, throngs of visitors amassing in churches and ...

It’s not the only Pompeii mansion to celebrate the god of excess. The “House of Bacchus” was excavated in 1879. One of its frescoes shows the god standing beside Mount Vesuvius, wrapped in a gown of ...

I stared at the sun. It really hurt. Yet, as I stumbled down Prez Lawn barefoot (#freethefoot) with holes burned into my ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the conclave of cardinals that gathered at the Vatican wasted little time choosing a new ...

I join millions of Catholics and good people on planet earth to congratulate Pope Leo XIV on his historic election as the new ...

In short, even for those who are not theologians or historians, the mystery of the Trinity, proclaimed at the Council of ...

Names like May, Mae, Maya, and Maia are more than just melodic – they are vessels of history, mythology, and nature, carrying stories that span centuries and cultures. Whether you’re drawn to their ...

History is a fascinating subject. The history of us humans spans over 300,000 years, and it's been marked by victories, ...

Roman society was, in many ways, surprisingly sophisticated. It built remarkable things like aqueducts that snaked over long ...

As contemporary as they sound, these lines come from his 19th-century predecessor, Pope Leo XIII. The encyclical was entitled “ Rerum Novarum ,” after its opening words, which my prosaic Latin renders ...

Like their larger counterparts, these small houses are covered in decorative frescoes illustrating scenes from Greek mythology ... the more violent parts of Roman civilization were not hidden ...