The earliest known Jesus mosaic inscription declaring Jesus as God, the Megiddo mosaic, was found under a prison in Israel.

The basilica, consecrated on Nov. 18, 1626, is a place of beauty and transcendence, prayer and worship. It is a place made ...

The defeat at the Battle of Manzikert was a pivotal moment for the Byzantine Empire as it allowed for the Turkification of ...

Reflection on the Basilicas Today's feast commemorates the dedication of two of the most significant basilicas in Rome, ...

The Roman Emperor Constantine the Great legalized Christianity with the ... ornate spiraling columns in its medieval cloister ...

The Emperor Constantine was the moving force in the ... This is probably seen as well as anywhere else in the apse mosaic in the Church of Santa Podenziana at Rome. Here, we have what looks ...

[2] Mosaic Law codified many capital crimes ... About 300 years later, the Emperor Constantine, after converting to Christianity, abolished crucifixion and other cruel death penalties in the ...

Situated on the outskirts of ancient Rome along the still-visible Aurelian Walls is the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, the ...

Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the vision of Constantine, the debut of Martin Luther s German language Mass, and the baptism of a notable hymn-writer ...

Emperor penguins inhabit the compacted ice along the coast of Antarctica with some colonies established up to 11 miles inland. Unlike a number of other penguin species that may visit the continent ...

King County Executive Dow Constantine, who has led the state’s largest county for the last 15 years, longer than anyone in the county’s modern history, will not seek reelection, he announced ...