Following Columbus’s landmark voyage, Spain and Portugal found themselves in a race for global dominance. To prevent open ...

The Chosen first premiered in 2019 (after a Christmas pilot in 2017), and four seasons later, fans across the country are ...

In Rome, all roads seem to lead to the Trevi fountain. On my last visit, every other time I asked Google Maps to figure out a route to sites in the historic centre of the city, the app coursed me ...

First, he reassures the pilgrims who are crossing the Holy Door in the patriarchal basilicas in 'this great heat.' Then he ...

The Sala di Costantino (Constantine's Hall), one of Raphael's four Stanze (Rooms) in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, now shines in all its former glory after a restoration lasting 10 years. The space, ...

As mass tourism returns with a vengeance, cities like Rome struggle with overcrowding, unruly visitors, and mounting local resentment. The crisis, though modern in scale, has deep historical roots.

Archaeologists in Paris just made an astounding discovery beneath the stone floor of Notre Dame. They were excavating the floor as a precautionary measure before construction workers installed ...

Today in History for July 24: In 1216, Cencio Savelli was consecrated Pope Honorius III. During his 11-year pontificate, he confirmed two well-known religious orders: the Dominicans in 1216 and the ...

The No. 2 prospect in '26 recaps visits to Duke, Georgetown, Louisville and Syracuse and chats other schools invovled like ...

Actor Cheyenne Jackson turns 50 and NBA player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turns 27, among famous birthdays for July 12.

Alexander Dugin has been described as a modern-day Rasputin for his deep influence on Russian nationalism and geopolitics.