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

Michelle Trachtenberg, a 2000s mainstay with memorable roles in " Gossip Girl ," "Harriet the Spy" and " Buffy the Vampire ...

Gandhi’s Scant Garb Bars Audience with Pope.” So read the headline of a New York Times report, from December 13, 1931, that ...

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

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

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

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

The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office and the East Multnomah County Major Crimes Team are investigating the death of a ...

Despite hospitalization, Pope Francis meets with Vatican's secretary of state to approve new decrees for possible saints ...

With uncertainty on Pope Francis's health, a list of cardinals emerged ready to succeed him. The Catholic Church has an ...

MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) — A pair of fishermen said they spotted two right whales off the coast of Pinellas County Sunday ...

Armed men stabbed a Catholic priest to death while he was alone inside a church last week in the northwest Sagaing region of ...