The Church honors Jeanne d’Arc as a virgin martyr and national patroness, whose courage, purity and fortitude continue to ...

and house your forces all over the Empire—sometimes in hostile territories? If you were plonked down in the middle of the Roman Empire, how would you do it? What would your life be like?

A couple of American cities are looking to use eminent domain to seize some holy sites: the boyhood of home of Pope Leo XIV ...

Scottish soon-to-be priests Matthew McCafferty and Kieran Burt reflect on meeting the new Holy Father — and following in his ...

Pope Leo XIV is visiting the papal summer palace south of Rome. His visit is fueling speculation about whether he will use it ...

At its heart, Pride is both a party and a protest. Here's a look at the event's roots and this year's events and themes.

This raucous meeting, which took place exactly 1700 years ago, was one of the most important in Christian history.

An ancient DNA study co-authored by Brown archaeologist Peter van Dommelen illustrates the complexity of human migration and ...

Herodian’s History of the Roman Empire starts with the observation that “in a period of 60 years, the Roman imperial power ...

Could you be imprisoned for swatting a fly? Where will it all end?” In another ruling, Engoron said New York’s review process for new housing “seems like Rube Goldberg, Franz Kafka ...

On January 30, 1901, as a hearse drove the coffin of Giuseppe Verdi to the cemetery in Milan, a huge crowd gathered to honor ...

The Rule of St. Augustine offered monks a firm structure for their daily lives of work and prayer, even before the mendicant ...