Once at the heart of the Holy Roman Empire and the Habsburg realm ... learn about minting coins in the Middle Ages at the Italian Court and stroll statue-lined cobbles up to the Gothic icon ...

His trademark humility was genuine, and did much to strip away perceptions of an aloof “Holy Roman Empire”. He immediately discarded the showy red velvet slippers and ornate vestments ...

A ccording to a recent study, the Late Antique Little Ice Age (LALIA), a climate crisis in the 6th century lasting 200 to 300 ...

Fresh finds beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre add hard evidence of a first-century garden and the site’s earlier life ...

A recent paper analyses legal documents from the Roman empire that detail the prosecution of a tax evasion ... While the Gita offers enduring guidance on ethical dilemmas and purpose, the Natyashastra ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a centuries-old ceremony known as the Holy Fire. Holding unlit ...

Post-Assad Syria faces a grave threat from land mines and unexploded ordnance, claiming hundreds of lives and causing severe injuries, especially in former conflict zones like Idlib. Farmers and ...

The Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus (lived circa 330 to 395) claimed in his book "Res Gestae" (Latin for "things done" ...

Archaeologist Adam Wightman says while there is no "definitive evidence" the building was a church, a number of clues suggest it was Christians are coming together to celebrate their most ...

So Francis could be the last. Saint Malachy's final prediction in full is: "In the final persecution of the Holy Roman Church there will reign Peter the Roman, who will feed his flock amid many ...

By Erik Piepenburg This British black comedy, starring Indira Varma, centers on a group of wealthy middle-aged friends with fraught histories. By Beatrice Loayza Amalia Ulman’s playful second ...

Most teens credit social media with feeling more connected to friends. Still, roughly one-in-five say social media sites hurt their mental health, and a growing share think they harm people their age.