Each elector swears an oath to protect the church’s freedom and the secrecy of the conclave. As the last oath is complete, ...

If it seems that we are more Roman than Christian these days, it can help to recall that the hero of Easter is Jesus and not ...

Phryne was a notable ancient Greek hetaira, or courtesan, of Athens, who is remembered throughout the millennia for her dramatic trial.

Hypatia of Alexandria, born in the 4th century in the Roman Empire, was one of the most intellectual and respected female ...

Across the country this past Easter weekend, outdoor church bulletin boards proclaimed, “Alleluia, He is Risen,” and “Because ...

Unable to attend the Good Friday ceremony in person for the third consecutive year, the pope offered deep meditations for the ...

I wanted to make a point of placing the monsters within the daily life of Tokyo,” says the photographer Tess Ayano, who spent ...

where it will lie in state as part of the “Novemdiales,” a nine-day period of mourning that dates back to ancient Rome. The funeral Mass must take place four to six days after the pope’s death.

Visitors to the site of Pompeii, the ancient Roman town buried (and so ... She's draped in a modest tunic, cloak and veil (symbols of Roman womanhood), and boasts a pronounced crescent-moon ...

Holocaust remembrance in Israel is observed on two different dates. The official date is the 27th of Nissan, set by the ...

American citizens are turning out in huge numbers to protest the assault on bedrock rights enshrined in the Constitution, the ...

But before the resurrection, there was the cross, which was widely views as a symbol of a terrifying ... None of this was true in ancient Roman Judaea. The Roman authorities ruled with an iron ...