The Habsburgs, a notable European royal family, ruled Spain from 1506 to 1700 and held the Holy Roman Empire from 1452 until ...

A unique archaeological site at Pompeii, Italy, reveals the secrets of peculiarly durable Roman building materials.

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Handel’s Messiah is one of the most popular classical compositions played at the holidays. Filled with biblical passages and ...

The roughly 11,000 inscriptions preserved by Mount Vesuvius' eruption in 79 C.E. offer a glimpse into everyday life in the ...

Our universe is filled with galaxies, in all directions as far as our instruments can see. Some researchers estimate that ...

The Holy Roman Empire, despite the name, was Germanic, but why was it called Roman if it had nothing to do with the Romans?

After serving as an active Methodist pastor for more than 40 years, I am now retired. My husband is also a retired Methodist ...

COMMENTARY: The 16th-century ecumenical council shows us how the Church can come together and bring about authentic reform.

Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered a significant fresco of Jesus as the "Good Shepherd" from Anatolia's early Christian ...

Aosta and South Tyrol are Italy’s multilingual Alpine regions. History, geography, and cross-border traditions made French, ...