It’s not coincidental that today’s optional memorial follows the Solemnity of Peter and Paul. Sts. Peter and Paul stand at ...

Boasting King Tut's treasures and countless other riches, anticipation for the Grand Egyptian Museum mounts as delays thwart ...

Are you wondering, “What is happening in the world”? We observe a growing tide of moral decay, social unrest and spiritual confusion exhibited by the abandonment of absolute truths for ...

Today in History for July 7: In 1438, the decrees of Basel were adopted by the Roman Catholic Church. They restricted the authority of the popes and imposed a degree of accountability on the cardinals ...

Israeli archaeologists recently uncovered an ancient sarcophagus depicting a scene familiar to many today: a drinking game.

This is the lesson of leadership among Christ’s disciples, to be ever at the task of sharing the Gospel, finding moments of ...

God put you on Earth to love you. You are a child of God, no matter who you are or where you are from, you are valuable.

For instance, at almost exactly the time of the birth of Jesus (4-6 B.C.), some Jews became fed up with the Jewish King Herod ...

Ancient Iran was home to numerous exceptionally powerful kings throughout history. This was particularly so in the era of the ...

Heildelberg excavation work in anciente Nineveh. Credit: Aaron Schmitt / Universität Heidelberg . At the center of the relief now discovered by the University of Heidelberg is the figure of King ...

Pope Miltiades is believed to have been born in Africa. During his reign, Christianity gained increasing acceptance from successive Roman emperors, eventually becoming the Empire's official religion.

Now Roman museums are among the most elegantly designed and its archaeological sites the most user-friendly in the world. “Compared to Rome in the mid-1980s, the improvement is incredible ...