Attila the Hun, known as the 'Scourge of God', is considered to be the most brutal ruler of all time. Attila ruled the Hun ...

During​ his martyrdom in 258 AD, St Lawrence, as he was being grilled alive by the Roman authorities, is said to ...

The "Gossip Girl" and "Harriet the Spy" alum, who rose to fame as a child star, was found dead in New York City on Wednesday, ...

Police officers, responding to a 911 call, found her unresponsive in a Manhattan apartment on Wednesday morning, the ...

A Texas measles outbreak has doubled in the last week to 124 cases, state health officials said Tuesday, a day after they ...

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...

Women’s work may not have been glamorous, but it was vital to the workings of the pope’s court and surrounding city.

Actress Michelle Trachtenberg, known for roles in “Buffy,” “Harriet the Spy,” and “Gossip Girl,” has been found dead in New ...

Actress Michelle Trachtenberg, who brought both depth and range to roles on popular TV shows such as Gossip Girl and Buffy ...

Following the death of a pope, or in rare cases of resignation such as with Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican convenes a papal ...

Although down substantially from 2007, 44 percent of Americans said they pray at least once a day, a figure that has remained consistent in the last four years.

Archaeologists at Pompeii have discovered an enormous, extremely rare wall painting depicting an ancient mystery cult, at the ...