Manifest Destiny emerged prominently in the 19th-century United States, proclaiming that Americans had a divinely ordained mission to expand across the continent. Advocates selectively cited biblical ...

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a courageous memoir that looks squarely at loss and death, the story of an ...

The festival will also feature Billy Porter, docs on Billy Idol, Israel-Palestine, the aftermath of Brexit, 'Mr. Nobody ...

There is unmistakable acrimony toward Christianity in this scholarly offering, an odd posture for a man who claims to be a ...

Here’s what St. Isidore of Seville in Oklahoma, embroiled in a Supreme Court case about whether public money can be used for ...

While Medieval Conclaves could extend for months and even years, the rules were tweaked by Pope John Paul II and Pope ...

In the early 19th century, a gifted and divisive figure from France became a political giant in Europe – and it wasn’t ...

COMMENTARY: From Rome to the Global South, the cardinals are preparing to elect a new pope — but history shows that the Holy ...

Lady Hamilton, a woman who became famous in Europe for her astonishing beauty, spread ancient Greek-inspired fashion across ...

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The left tends to emphasize individual choice on social issues, as with the pro-choice movement, while the right tends to ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons, upheld it in others such as abortion, and made inroads with Muslims and ...