The Catholic world is keenly watching to see how the more reflective Leo will step out of the shadow of his often disruptive ...

On the feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 6, Pope Leo will solemnly close the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, ...

France has been shaped by centuries of monarchy. From early tribal kings to powerful emperors, French rulers left deep marks ...

America First is a strategy of invincible self-defense against foreign invasion; a threat to annihilate any aggressor; and by ...

Christianity spread across the Roman Empire through persecution, cultural adaptation, and the transformation of pagan beliefs ...

The rite was presided over by Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas, archpriest of the Marian basilica, who emphasized that “it is not ...

The domains of the Habsburgs formed a political and cultural patchwork that would come under increasing strain.

Last week we have seen the Great Elector’s 48-year reign. It was marked by war and struggle, but it ensured the future ...

Leo XIV’s Christmas address was his first since being elected pontiff and was scrutinized for comparisons with those of his ...

Their questionable reputations and turbulent leadership brought about the downfall of Rome’s monarchy—and the rise of the Republic. Violence played a part in the reigns of Rome's last last three kings ...

When the emperor Hadrian visited the province of Britannia in A.D. 122, he was in full command of the entire Roman Empire, which stretched some 2,500 miles east from northern Great Britain to ...

In the early fourth century A.D., Rome was notorious for persecuting Christians. Yet the night before battle, Constantine ...