Pope Leo's background The new pope was born in Chicago in 1955, according to Vatican News . His father is of French and Italian descent, while his mother is of Spanish descent.

But what is the newly elected Pope’s background? The 69-year-old has chosen the papal name Leo, becoming the 267th to hold the title of spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church .

It wasn’t the Jews, writes a scholar of Roman law. Nathanael Andrade explores the historical record to puncture a “misreading” that has often come back to haunt Jews come Easter time.

MANILA, Philippines — After four grueling House hearings into the proliferation of disinformation on social media, a lawmaker on Tuesday finally addressed the elephant in the room — any ...

“This is the best-documented Roman court case from Judea apart from the trial of Jesus,” said Ecker. Anna Dolganov of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, part of the research team, emphasized the ...

DECISION AND ORDER Defendant Elishabeth Roman is charged by information with Assault in the Third Degree (Penal Law §120.00[1])a class A misdemeanor punishable by up to 364 days jail, and ...

The main defendants, Gadalias and Saulos, stood accused of corrupt dealings, including falsified documents and fictitious slave sales to evade Roman taxes. An international team of researchers ...

Red Sox Keith Law: Red Sox prospect Roman Anthony could be ‘best player in the league’ "He’s got a chance to be a 30-homer, high-average, high-OBP guy in right field." ...

Papyrus Cotton. Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority . The papyrus presents notes from prosecutors preparing for a Roman legal trial.The case unfolded during the years leading to the Bar Kokhba revolt ...

“This is the best-documented Roman court case from Iudaea apart from the trial of Jesus,” said Avner Ecker, also a co-author from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Champlin was most at home in the classroom and taught over 40 different courses during his 41-year tenure at the University. His three immensely popular survey courses, “The Roman Empire,” “The Roman ...