Her 101-year life began in Constantinople and ended in Albany. Along the way, she worked for societal change — while hiding a ...

Greek poet Konstantinos Kavafis brought an international aura to modern Greek poetry, by being a master at saying a lot with ...

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

The funeral Mass for the late Pope Francis, held on Bright Saturday in St. Peter’s Square, was marked by a significant ...

World leaders from 160 nations as well as members of the royal families of Europe joined a congregation of 200,000 Romans and ...

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was accorded a position of special honor at Pope Francis’ funeral in Rome ...

Archaeologists are working on unearthing the lost capital city of the Kingdom of Lyncestis in North Macedonia - homeland of ...

He spent the rest of his pontificate going back out to those peripheries, traveling to more than 65 nations, preferring those ...

More than 160 nations sent delegations headed by kings and queens, presidents and prime ministers, and other government ...

There have been twelve Greek Popes in the history of the papacy, with Saint Peter considered to be the first Catholic leader.

This year’s Easter celebration marked a rare and powerful moment in Christian history — as East and West came together to ...

On 6 April 1453, the Siege of Constantinople began under the command of Mehmed II, an Ottoman sultan who was just 21 years old but determined to see through his father’s dream of capturing the ...