Gelasius is also responsible for a popular celebration which is still marked every year - establishing St Valentine's Day on ...

The pieces in this exhibition convey a great sense of what it must have been like to encounter these works in their ...

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

Re called Francis “a pope among the people, with an open heart towards everyone.” He recalled the last image many people have ...

Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria Maggiore), one of the five great ancient basilicas in Rome, and the place Pope ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to ...

Now, we go again – onwards and upwards! Ancient sounds In 1971, Pink Floyd performed one of the most memorable gigs in music ...

In antiquity and now, inconsistency and illogicality lie at the heart of the human effort to imagine what happens when we’re ...

In this three-hour Ancient Rome tour, we will look closely at this period and how, under the influence of the first emperors, Rome rapidly developed into one of the greatest capitals of the ancient ...

The word itself predates Christianity, but the conclave with its secretive deliberations and ancient trappings still captures ...

Historian teams up with Chris Tomlin and Hillsong’s Ben Fielding to adapt rare music dating back to the third century.

Archaeologists in Egypt discover mummified crocodiles dating back over 3,000 years near Aswan. Found in sacred sites ...