April 21 is a date rich with historical significance, marked by events that have shaped cultures, nations, and the course of ...

By using surviving artifacts, eyewitness testimony, accurately reproduced uniforms, original firearms and the thorough study of battle sites, Don Troiani has done more than imagine what happened 250 ...

The funeral rites take place in three parts, called stations. The first takes place in the pope’s private chapel, after medical professionals have certified his death. Until recently, this stage had ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

While inspecting a sumptuous villa in Rome, an electrician stumbled across long lost works by the Baroque painter Carlo Maratta.

Vantara is home to over 200 elephants and thousands of other animals and birds, including over 43 species. There are lions, ...

From the last two-story outhouse in the U.S. to an actual fork in the road, here are New York's top roadside attractions.