Due to a unique set of circumstances at the beginning of the 16th century, a teenage monarch inherited much of Europe, ...

The Catholic Church mourns Pope Francis's death after almost 12 years of service. Saint Peter is historically known as the ...

In the Catholic hierarchy a red hat marks out a cardinal. They are the church’s most senior generals, with the red signifying ...

Archaeologists uncovered hidden inscriptions and graffiti left by medieval pilgrims on the walls of the Cenacle, the site of ...

With a reign lasting 31 years, 7 months, and 23 days (11,560 days), Pius IX holds the record for the longest verified papacy.

who later became the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III. One of the inscriptions, written in a style typical of Armenian nobility, reads: “Christmas 1300”, lending weight to the theory that King Het’um ...

In 1436, Archduke Frederick of Habsburg, the future emperor of the Holy Roman Empire ... adds credibility to the theory that King Het'um II of Armenia and his troops reached Jerusalem after ...