The election process in the early Middle Ages was quite transparent and collegial: Early popes were selected by consensus by the Roman deacons and nearby bishops, who then presented the pope-elect ...

Discover Gio Ponti’s architectural journey in Milan, from neoclassical buildings to modern masterpieces, and his legacy today.

Changing his name is one of the first actions the new pope takes as head of the Roman Catholic Church ... It is a precedent that was set in the early Middle Ages and, while there is no doctrinal ...

Christians in late antiquity and the early Middle Ages could exorcize themselves ... contest between good and evil, an affront to Roman Catholic doctrine and hierarchy alike.

Although its history dates back to the Neolithic, the Roman Empire, and Moorish rule, it was Portuguese Royalty who made it ...

If you're looking to stay in a historic building while vacationing in Europe, consider an Italian villa for a luxurious stay ...

we find ourselves in the Gothic Middle Ages, breathing archaic, painful, and grandiose. And, what’s important, the visuals work. Dark Europe with surreal accents inspired by Warhammer, Berserk, and ...

Its Romanesque structure, flanked by two Gothic choirs, demonstrates the stylistic transition from late Romanesque to early Gothic ... sculptures of the Middle Ages. The overall iconographic concept ...

Born on the eastern rim of the Mediterranean, it spread through the trading routes and legions of the Roman Empire into ... that stretches from the early Middle Ages to the death of Francis ...

A surprise dead-of-night attack helped lead to US independence from the British. Now, a series of events are commemorating ...