This church was "discovered" by Portuguese missionaries in the 16th century. After attempts to "latinize" the rite, many broke away to form their own rite under the control of the Syrian Patriarch.

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion — the direct and purposeful taking of the life of the unborn child. In principle, Catholic Christians believe that all life is ...

An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey has become a treasure house of artefacts. This is also the coronation church where some of the most significant people in ...

Musa’s path to power in the early 1300s remains somewhat unclear. According to his own account, his predecessor, presumed to be Muhammad ibn Qu, launched two ambitious expeditions to explore the ...

Back in the 1300s, life was pretty dirty, as people didn’t know anything about hygiene. They also didn’t have much medical knowledge – they had never heard of antibiotics or quarantine.