The Persian empire pioneered women's rights. Other contemporary cultures made jokes about it and considered Persians unmanly.

In antiquity and now, inconsistency and illogicality lie at the heart of the human effort to imagine what happens when we’re dead ...

To realize this, just follow the eight-section path of 'Being a Woman in Ancient Pompeii', from childhood to death in the Roman city. It is immediately explained that, at the time of birth ...

New exhibition uncovers the lives of women in Pompeii A new exhibition at Pompeii Archaeological Park brings to light the lives of women in the ancient Roman city - from priestesses and businesswomen ...

Here are some of the key words and phrases that will be used throughout the interregnum, especially the conclave to elect the ...

Against the ancient backdrop of Rome’s Colosseum ... a blend of grace and responsibility.” A young woman carries the cross during Rome's Way of the Cross ceremony at the Colosseum while ...

The Hebrew Israelite and Black Hebrew Israelite movements are as diverse as they are controversial, but one thing that ...

Francis has revolutionized the College of Cardinals by passing over large archdioceses like Los Angeles, Venice and Milan in ...

Priests and new converts to the Roman Catholic Church cited numerous reasons for why young Americans in their 20s and 30s are joining the faith after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The name George, one of Greece’s most popular, has ancient roots meaning “farmer.” From its connection to Zeus and Saint ...

When I landed in Rome last year, renting a budget room tucked like an afterthought behind St. Peter's Basilica, I had zero ...