The seal of the Resurrection is so powerful that in extreme cases even the unbaptized can administer baptism—using water or ...

THE "MEDIATIZED" -- OR THE "HIGH NOBILITY" OF EUROPE; Consisting of Something Like Fifty families Which Enjoyed-Petty Sovereignty Before the Holy Roman Empire's Overthrow, They Still Exercise ...

The answer to why the guards are the pope’s chosen protectors lies in their Renaissance-style uniform. ... Swiss Guard happened in 1527 when soldiers from the Holy Roman Empire invaded ...

D.C. D.C. celebrates Star Wars: Kids swing lightsabers, parents consider ‘how liberty dies’ Costumes, dancing and battles on the eve of ‘May the 4th’ — a high holy day for Star Wars fandom.

The idea that the Vatican has God on speed-dial was one of the first things tossed off the balcony in St Peter’s Square by Jorge Mario Bergoglio after he was elected pontiff.

“So the Holy Roman Empire had been around for a long time—we’re talking practically back to the Roman Empire. Was it the succession to the Roman Empire? That’s a little bit sketchy.

“The sun never sets on the British empire.” Variations on the phrase have been used for more than 200 years to describe the scope and power of the nation and its occupied territories.

The second and eldest surviving child of Holy Roman Emperor, Charles VI and Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbutte, Maria Theresa was immediately acknowledged as the rightful heir of the Holy ...

Attila, leader of the Huns, built a powerful empire in Eastern and Central Europe during the fifth century AD Feared by both the Eastern and Western Roman Empires, he ruled from 434 until his sudden ...

To be “French” did not mean to be a French citizen. Similar situations existed through the many principalities of the Holy Roman Empire, and even in England, which was already relatively centralized ...

In “Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years,” Paula Fredriksen explores how a localized sect became a universal Roman church.

The Roman Empire is rightly heralded as perhaps the most influential empire in history, but for area it doesn’t even break the top 20. Clustered around the Mediterranean, it stretched from Portugal in ...