It’s not coincidental that today’s optional memorial follows the Solemnity of Peter and Paul. Sts. Peter and Paul stand at ...

It was just another bombing in a complicated corner of the Middle East, but this one was important — the Associated Press ...

When that person rediscovered this container after several weeks or months and took a sip of what was inside, he or she made one of the most important discoveries in human history: the discovery of ...

Perched in the hills outside Rome sits the Palace of Castel Gandolfo, the centuries-old lakeside summer home for popes, which is also home to the Vatican Observatory, established in 1891 to help ...

Their enemies portrayed them as barbarians, but their artifacts tell a different story. Between their weapons, jewelry, and ...

By Peter Edwell for The ConversationStanding in the vast ruins of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, hundreds of gulls circle above. Their haunting cries echo voices from 1,800 years ago.

Peace through strength” allows for the devastation of entire communities and the annihilation of those perceived as enemies.

Irshad Ahmad Mughal & Dr. Qurat Ul Ain Rana The ancient fable of owls and crows offers profound insights into contemporary ...

The Denman Arena burned down in a spectacular blaze on Aug. 20, 1936. But part of Vancouver’s first big hockey rink remained ...

The summer read that comes to mind for me is The Island of Missing Trees, by Elif Shafak. It’s stayed with me long after I read it a couple of summers ago, and everyone I’ve recommended it to has ...

The research shows that praying the Rosary correlated positively with reduced depression and increased optimism about the future. And higher levels of Rosary prayer correlated with increased empathy.

Wars are often waged in the name of religion. So what do key texts from Christianity, Islam and Judaism say about the ...