What can a fifth-century text by St. Augustine tell us about the priorities of the two most powerful American Catholics?

Find out how much you know about American history, ancient times and world events with these easy and hard history facts.

A crisis of language is a crisis of culture, and to see why there is waning interest in one, we must identify how we relate ...

Everyone rode bareback or with just a saddle cloth until about the fourth century A.D. Early European saddles had no stirrups ...

In that place, in A.D. 325, a united Church laid the doctrinal foundations for believers in every age to follow.

Donald Trump’s plan to evict Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and have the U.S. take it over seemed laughable in February ...

Caligula, the ancient Roman emperor infamous for his insanity and cruelty, may have had a soft spot for plants, according to recently published research.

Andrew Lloyd Webber recently paid a visit to the critically acclaimed Watermill Theatre revival of Jesus Christ Superstar.

Some people speculate that the family name “Scott” may be the origin of the name “Scotch eggs.” ...

Another one bites the dust. R.I.P. The Late Show, dead at 33 - the same age as Christ, which I mention because Colbert, a vocal Catholic, is busy turning himself into a martyr.

Although its great boom occurred in the 16th century, the drive to travel the known world and discover new lands was ...