Now predominantly Muslim, North Africa was once a Christian heartland, producing Catholic popes who left their mark on the ...

Historians believe say three popes wit connections to Africa don dey, di most recent of wey bin reign over 1,500 years ago.

Former MSNBC host Joy Reid sparked controversy after claiming that the Roman Empire collapsed due to a lack of diversity and ...

Fast food is an American staple and has been for decades. But what, precisely, does the term fast food mean? Is there even a ...

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

Researchers uncover 51 elongated skulls in an ancient Hungarian cemetery, offering clues about the cultural transformations ...

When the prohibition regarding the Divine Mercy message was lifted by Pope St. Paul VI, Sister Faustina Kowalska of the ...

Timothy Cardinal Dolan was among thousands of people who visited the tomb of Pope Francis in Rome on Sunday, one day after ...

Geological evidence off the coast of Iceland suggests climate change as a key factor in the decline of the Roman Empire.

The Hagia Sophia mosaics are unique and represent the ultimate example of Byzantine craftsmanship. They are the only surviving examples of Byzantine mosaics from such a lengthy time period. They cover ...

Over 2,300 years have passed since the death of Alexander the Great, but he remains one of the most famous historical figures ...

A new study reveals that the Carthaginians, famed for their Mediterranean empire and wars with Rome, had little genetic ...