The Komnenos Dynasty came from obscure origins to revive the Byzantine Empire after a disastrous period of weak emperors and ...

As pope, Leo XIV has focused clearly on peace policy, swiftly addressing the Ukraine and Gaza wars. He thus joins the ...

The 381 Council of Constantinople solidified Trinitarian doctrine, affirmed the Holy Spirit’s divinity, and reshaped the ...

Charles in chargeA bronze likeness of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, created in 1555. Under Charles V (who was also Charles I of Spain), Pizarro began to forge an empire for Spain in the Americas.

Today marks the 500th anniversary of Thomas Müntzer’s execution after he led a mass revolt that was both religious and social ...

The goal of Nicaea—unity in faith among Christians—remains, but the methodology has changed almost 180 degrees and, if we are ...

Charles’s story began on February 24, 1500, at the Prinsenhof Palace in Ghent when he was born as the son of Philip the Fair, ruler of the Habsburg Netherlands ... the Habsburg Netherlands out of the ...

We remember their sacrifices on Memorial Day. Jesus said “Greater Love has no man than this, that he lay down his life for ...

In today’s world, we often find ourselves caught between two cultural poles when it comes to power: one that celebrates ...

Historian Faith Tibble examines the origin of one of the most famous images in the Christian world and how it changed over ...

The Holy Roman Empire was one of the most complex and enduring political entities in European history. Stretching over central Europe, it lasted for more than a millennium, from 800 AD, when ...