Catholic opposition to the death penalty is relatively new in the church’s history, but has helped shape public debate.

Elon Musk's plan to create a new political party puts him in the company of a long line of business and political titans ...

In 1204, during the Fourth Crusade, Crusaders diverted from their mission to the Holy Land and instead sacked Constantinople, the heart of the Byzantine Empire. Driven by a mix of financial debts, ...

Pope Leo XIV is a member of the Order of Saint Augustine, the oldest monastic order, and as Prior General of the order, he ...

The underground cemeteries, nearly 2,000 years old, hold some of the earliest evidence of Christian faith, belief in the ...

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 ...

Lucius Annaeus Florus, Epitome of Roman history. Cornelius Nepos by Florus, Lucius Annaeus Publication date 1929 Topics Rome -- History -- Republic, 510-30 B.C, Rome (Empire) Publisher Cambridge, Mass ...

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II established full diplomatic ties.

Centre Congregational Church, United Church of Christ (193 Main Street, Brattleboro) will celebrate the Third Sunday after Pentecost for the last Sunday of the month Summer union church service at 10 ...

The U.S. embassy’s annual celebration, held June 30, commemorated the 41st anniversary of formal diplomatic relations between ...

The July 7 event at Canterbury is evidence of a growing interest in shrines, saints and relics in the Church of England, ...

Seaford Town, founded by German settlers in 1835, remains one of Jamaica's most unique and enduring cross cultural ...