In 1204, during the Fourth Crusade, Crusaders diverted from their mission to the Holy Land and instead sacked Constantinople, the heart of the Byzantine Empire. Driven by a mix of financial debts, ...

A local historian went to Rome for the first time during the conclave. But he wasn’t expecting ‘that’ kind of history.

The underground cemeteries, nearly 2,000 years old, hold some of the earliest evidence of Christian faith, belief in the ...

UNESCO World Heritage CentreFrom 500 BCE on, the Roman Empire extended its territory across parts of Europe and North Africa until its frontier totaled some 7,500 kilometres by the 2nd century. The ...

For 400 years, most popes escaped the Roman summer in the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Then Francis stopped going, ...

In 2013-2016, he served in Milan as the commissioner of the Holy Land of Lombardy and, later, of all Northern Italy, a task that saw him accompany many pilgrims to Jerusalem in recent years.

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, in an exclusive interview with ACI MENA, CNA’s Arabic-language news partner, emphasized that the Catholic Church in the Holy ...

VATICAN: Pope Leo XIV has confirmed the election — conducted by the Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor together with his Definitory — of the Most Reverend Father Francesco Ielpo, OFM, as ...

What started as a faithful vision slowly grew into a cherished destination. Tucked into the quiet, wooded landscape of Lucedale, Mississippi, lies one of the most extraordinary spiritual landmarks in ...

Pixels History Technologia imperatores: Unpacking the tech bros' fascination with the Roman Empire By Damien Leloup and Alexandre Piquard Published on June 21, 2025, at 8:00 pm (Paris), updated on ...