One of the most spectacular examples of Renaissance illuminated manuscripts is going on rare public display as part of the ...

Charlemagne is a pivotal figure in European history, known for establishing a vast empire in the 700s and influencing the ...

Today, olive oil is often hailed as helping to protect against disease, but beliefs in its medicinal or even sacred ...

Here’s a look back at some of the significant events that have defined Chicago’s Holy Name Cathedral and its congregation.

When Junior Professor Catherine Teitz leaves the front door, she steps right into her research field. "I live in Mainz's ...

As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome — and a new digital atlas shows that those roads stretched 50% longer than ...

Advances in technology and other newly accessible sources have greatly expanded researchers’ ability to locate ancient roadways.

The throne of the Holy Roman Emperor was a very attractive position in the Early Middle Ages. It signified power, control, and immeasurable wealth. And, naturally, many of Europe’s Kings and nobles ...

Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great, stands as a pivotal figure in European history, reshaping the fragmented Western and Central Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Born into ...

Silver and gold liturgical vessels, including chalices, colorful and intricately designed chasubles and other liturgical items, serve up a feast for the eyes and the spirit in an exhibit called To the ...