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.

Here’s a wonderful art print that was inspired by director Guillermo del Toro ’s classic 2006 fantasy horror film Pan’s ...

While firmly part of Italy for more than a century, influences from that rich and complicated past can be seen in the ...

From its centuries-old vineyards to its fairytale castles, Central Bohemia offers big attractions beyond the big city.

From its centuries-old vineyards to its fairytale castles, Central Bohemia offers big attractions beyond the big city.

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With a long history stretching back to ancient Greece, Thessalonica (known today as Thessaloniki) is Greece’s second-largest ...

Robert E. McGinnis almost made it to 100 years old. But at the age of 99, the famous artist died in Greenwich, Connecticut.