They were writing for an audience beyond Palestine, and in the Roman Empire of the first century, there was no general consensus about the names of the days of the week, the number of the current ...

Born into royalty but destined for a tragically short life, Margarita Theresa of Spain was a key figure in European […] ...

The Catholic Church opposes assisted suicide and euthanasia, but it also doesn’t support treatments that prolong suffering in ...

The Trump administration aims to reset the economy to produce as much as it consumes, addressing the historical issue of ...

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Chamberlain died Saturday night in Waimanalo, Hawaii, of complications following a stroke, according to his publicist, Harlan ...

Earlier this year we counted down through our 13th annual list of Western New York's most powerful people. Missed the ...

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop George J. Lucas and appointed the Rev. Michael McGovern, Bishop of the Diocese of Belleville, Illinois, as the sixth Archbishop of Omaha.

Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Michael McGovern of Belleville, Illinois, to lead the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska.

The Greeks of Cappadocia, in central-eastern Anatolia, created their own flourishing culture in ancient times that thrived ...

The Jewish Diaspora, meaning the dispersion of Jews outside their ancestral homeland, was significantly shaped by religious ...

The pope’s embrace of literature and history is a sharp contrast to some of his predecessors, a medievalist explains.