I was surprised at David Brooks’s reductive binary between pagans and Judeo-Christians. He depicts the Romans in a simplistic ...

Smithsonian contributing writer Tony Perrottet, who wrote recently about Rome’s underworld—the city lurking beneath the city.

Archeologists have long struggled to figure out what Roman dodecahedrons are or what purpose they were originally used for.

The suspense builds up as the world awaits the new pope. Cardinals from 90 countries cast their votes in the same manner, relatively unchanged for nearly 800 years.

The name Leo means “lion” in Latin, signaling bravery and strength. In the Catholic legacy, it also calls back to the first ...

Of course, Federico García Lorca explored this psychological territory long before Jez Butterworth wrote Jerusalem, but ...

SoCal LGBTQ+ Catholics saw Pope Francis’ stance on homosexuality as a strong defense against discrimination in the church ...

When Jorge Bergoglio chose the name Francis upon becoming pope, it was a tribute to his favorite saint. Others took ...

On April 30, 311 AD, the Roman Emperor Galerius issued what became known as the Edict of Serdica, which made the first formal ...

History reminds us that when Christianity is captured by empire, it may flourish in power but withers in spirit.

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One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth ...