From their towering arches to their stained glass windows, these architectural marvels took centuries to complete.

Straddling the Rhine River and offering a glorious blend of Swiss, German and French culture, this city satisfies history ...

Archaeologists in France have discovered three ancient storage jars brimming with tens of thousands of Roman coins. The ...

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The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on Dec. 8, 2025 is a holy day of obligation -- remember to get to Mass! (OSV News) ...

Sebastian Castellio penned one of the first arguments for religious freedom – but it went unheeded for centuries.

Clues contained in tree rings have identified mid-14th-century volcanic activity as the first domino to fall in a sequence ...

Sometimes it takes a village to raise a window. Between 2015 and 2017, skilled masons meticulously carved and beveled arches and four-lobed flourishes for a Gothic-style stone window frame in Guédelon ...

It is a phenomenon that has swept the nation, seemingly coming out of nowhere in our country’s middle schools. The bewildering phrase "6-7" has been amusing kids and annoying parents for months now, ...

A medieval Arabic poem written in 1348 helped construct one of the longest-standing misconceptions in plague history, falsely shaping beliefs about the Black Death’s rapid spread across Asia. Written ...

In war‑torn 14th‑century France, a knight returned home to find his honor challenged—and the court demanded blood. This is the story of a trial by combat born from jealousy, politics and a brutal ...