From saints and scholars to fearless reformers, these popes didn’t just shape Church history — they shaped my life of faith.

On May 8, the day Pope Leo XIV was elected as our new Holy Father, he told the faithful, “Today is the day of the Prayer of ...

The Ottoman Empire expanded across three continents, conquering major territories in the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeast Europe. So why didn’t they ever conquer Italy? In this video, we ...

La Bella Palermo is an enigmatic place, occupying the piano nobile (main floor) of Palazzo Pantelleria, in the centre of ...

The great battle of Lepanto occurred on October 7th 1571. For this reason this date has been chosen as the feast of the Holy Rosary. In 1573 Pope Pius V instituted the feast in thanksgiving for ...

At ongoing and eyewatering expense. Though I have always damned as vile calumny that, early in her career, the Isle of Cumbrae served at the Battle of Lepanto, or that Vasco da Gama was ever ...

Meanwhile across the world we meet silver-nosed Danish scientist Tycho Brahe, and Mr H gives us his unique take on the epic Battle of Lepanto in another History's Craziest Fools.

The Battle of the Bulge during World War II, fought in the Ardennes Forest of Europe in the depths of winter in 1944 and 1945, is one of history’s greatest battles. By its end, more than 700,000 ...

California justifiably takes a lot of heat these days. But Californians got this one right. We honor their sacrifice.

After weeks of fierce fighting, even battle-hardened U.S. Marines were “sitting on the ground, hands to their faces, sobbing their hearts out.” Among the most brutal battles of World War II in ...

A small town in Normandy, France, is honoring the sacrifice of the 28th Division this weekend. Nine soldiers were killed in ...