The Middle Ages are defined as the period between the years 500 and 1500 in Europe. They're also sometimes referred to as the ...

Dating to the Middle Ages and popularized in the 16th century, the chain of beads that comprises a rosary is one of the most ...

As we step back into the Middle Ages, building the great Gothic cathedrals of Europe became quite the crusade. Construction of these symbols of power and faith began between the 11th and 16th ...

All indications point to the fact that the earliest phase of church construction in Norway was not just a matter of communal ...

As archaeologists began excavations at the site, they unearthed at least 30 graves of infants and young children, including ...

Parts of the church were likely used elsewhere in the ... “Such stones were quite expensive in the Middle Ages,” Anja Rutter—the archaeologist leading the excavation—told Hessischer ...

Israeli extremists have repeatedly targeted churches in East Jerusalem’s Old City by spitting on them during Christian religious ceremonies, according to local reports. In a statement on Friday ...

The goal is to help us recognize when the church uses its power to harm marginalized groups—and to take action. From Persecuted to Persecutor: How Antisemitism Entered the Christian Church In ...

Credit: Vatican Media During the Middle Ages, the popes were solemnly ... St. Athanasius — symbolizing the unity of the Church through the ages, bringing together the teachings of both the ...

the Catholic church no longer has anywhere near the political influence that it possessed in the Middle Ages. Despite this, Christians still comprise around two thirds of America’s population ...

The Church of Sweden (Svenska kyrkan) is Evangelical Lutheran and has its secretariat in Uppsala, a city that has been the centre of religion in Sweden since the Middle Ages. The Church of Sweden has ...

The Diocese of Joliet announced it will close four of its churches later this year. The closures are the latest step in the diocese's process of "targeted restructuring." Several other parishes ...