According to The Independent, the White Sox also sent a jersey and a hat to the Vatican after the announcement of Pope Leo’s ...

Pope Leo XIV has declared himself a Roman as he completes the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome ...

Step back in time and explore the fascinating world of primitive clay pottery making with this detailed look at Roman-style prehistoric earthenware art. In this video, a skilled potter demonstrates ...

On Sunday, following his first Sunday mass as leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV met with Ukrainian President ...

Pope Leo I tangled with Attila the Hun and won. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor. This is the history of a legendary papal namesake. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost ...

Alexander III also struggled against the internalized conflicts such as with Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, and headed the attempt to seal the battle over the English archbishops' election.

His trademark humility was genuine, and did much to strip away perceptions of an aloof “Holy Roman Empire”. He immediately discarded the showy red velvet slippers and ornate vestments ...

The second and eldest surviving child of Holy Roman Emperor, Charles VI and Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbutte, Maria Theresa was immediately acknowledged as the rightful heir of the Holy ...

While Roman Jews share their history with the illustrious histories of emperors, kings ... also known as the Beit Ha Miqdash, meaning The Holy Temple in the Hebrew language, was carried in ...

A Medieval silk bag the size of a clenched fist is revealing previously little-known links between Westminster Abbey and Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor. The bag, which remains in the ...

In his new book The Silver Empire: how Germany created its first common currency, which forms the basis of this event, Oliver Volckart analyses why the vast majority of the approximate 300 members of ...

Visiting, meditating or praying in Istanbul's Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom in Greek) is aesthetically and emotionally exhilarating. Built by the Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I between 532 and 537 ...