In the 1953 film Roman Holiday, Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck's characters visit The Mouth of Truth, an ancient sculpture in Rome. "The legend is that if you're given to lying, you put your hand ...

introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582, the Orthodox Church primarily adheres to the Julian calendar, established during the Roman Empire. These differences often result in Easter being ...

A scholar of medieval Christianity explores the history of Christians who spoke out, unafraid to risk official censure or even death.

Deliverance 2 has just been released. Just like its predecessor, it is known to be very historically accurate. The action of ...

In the late fourth century—a time when Christianity had been made the official religion of the Roman Empire—a respected civil official ... writing letters urging Pope Gregory XI to return to Rome and ...

Mass execution of population (between 2,500 and 5,000) of Cesena, Italy, by Breton troops of Giovanni Acuto under the ...

In the late fourth century – a time when Christianity had been made the official religion of the Roman Empire – a ... writing letters urging Pope Gregory XI to return to Rome and restore ...

Likewise we had various Muslim friends, even among boys in my group, who for us were 'the Turks' since they generally arrived with a passport from the old Ottoman Empire." Pope Francis greets ...