The Etruscan language remains one of the most intriguing and mysterious tongues of the ancient world. Although much about the Etruscan civilization has been uncovered, their language is only partially ...

On one fateful night in 1940, during the terrifying Blitz, the church was savagely torn from its foundations by enemy bombs, its stones scattered, its spirit seemingly extinguished, destined never to ...

The cardinals would sit in a hall in a half circle with the dean of the college of cardinals, the Italian Giovanni Battista, ...

The novelist, whose latest book imagines Brontë’s life, was written as she listened almost exclusively to the Eras icon.

Cultures throughout history have come up with their own unique ways to track the days, months, and seasons.

Despite the noisy splattering of news headlines on the surface, Laudato Si’ set in motion a powerful undercurrent that is ...

Set on the edge of a valley, among rice paddies that cascade down towards the Ayung River, Amandari is one of the original ...

After decades of working in parallel worlds of sculpture and fiction, Barbara Chase-Riboud is achieving deserved worldwide ...

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), the aromatic herb native to the Mediterranean, has long been treasured in kitchens around ...

Taormina Film Festival chief Tiziana Rocca has unveiled a 'mix of genres' lineup alongside the starry guest list for the ...

Roman rulers upheld order through crucifixions and terror. Jesus, by contrast, showed that true authority is rooted in ...