Exceptionally high temperatures strained electricity systems as people sought air-conditioning, although many did not have ...

On June 28, the church celebrates the feast day of St. Irenaeus of Lyon, the most recently declared doctor of the church.

Today in History for July 13: In 100 B.C., Julius Caesar, the most famous general in Roman history, was born.

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President Trump is hours away from what he hopes will be Senate passage of the biggest legislative victory of his term, even ...

Forthcoming books on the life of the Buddha, St. Augustine, and the Biblical villain Haman each offer new perspectives on the ...

In the first of a short series exploring Munich’s past, Abigail Leali contemplates art’s role in shaping cultural identity ...

Henry VIII, who was born on this day in 1491, is the only English monarch other than William the Conqueror who can claim to ...

The Roman Catholic Church has chosen an American-born cardinal as its new pope, and he has taken the name Leo XIV. Many of ...

There’s nowhere quite like Rome for a student adventure, where ancient ruins and buzzing piazzas set the scene for daily life ...

The latest work by renowned historian Diarmaid MacCulloch tackles Christian attitudes to sex over the centuries. Modern-day Christians who talk about traditional values usually don’t know how ...

Wojciech Śmieja explores how Polish masculinity has shifted over time—from 19th-century ideals to socialist and post-1989 ...