The Bible doesn’t describe Jesus being nailed to a cross. Telling the story of Christ’s death, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John simply say that Roman soldiers crucified him. They don’t say how. Each of ...

According to a 900-year-old book in the Vatican, 'Judgement Day' may be upon us soon, and Pope Francis might be the last ...

The death of Pope Francis, the highest authority of the Roman Catholic Church, has sparked worldwide interest in learning ...

Thanks to Dan Brown’s novel, The Da Vinci Code, and its film adaptation, many people think that the books that constitute ...

(‘Passion’ is derived from the Latin verb ... who wrote verses using the pseudonym of Picander. A local Lutheran preacher, Salomon Deyling, supervised the writing of the text, using the ...

This particular setting of the Latin liturgy ... Mahler wrote the text himself. The fifth movement in particular is explosive yet poignant, beginning with a passage known as the “cry of despair ...

Michel de Nostredame — a French astrologist and soothsayer from the 16th century known as Nostradamus — is also said to have ...

Following Pope Francis' death concerns, renewed interest in a 900-year-old prophecy suggests Judgement Day may arrive in 2027 ...

Dvořák’s 'Stabat Mater' is one of the most profoundly moving works in the vocal repertoire — filled with sweeping emotion, ...

A change in popes is a complicated process. Here are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of news in the coming days.

In October 2024, a flyer appeared in the mailboxes of Kentucky residents, promoting an amendment to the state’s constitution.