The spread of Christianity was made a lot easier by the efficiency of the Roman Empire, but its principles were sometimes misunderstood and membership of the sect could be dangerous. Although ...

A look at the potential Roman origins of Valentine's Day. What are the origins of Valentine's Day? Perhaps the answer lies in a pagan festival that starts in a cave above Ancient Rome.

The finding may upend historians' understanding of how Christianity was practiced in the early Roman Empire. Measuring just 1.4 inches (3.5 centimeters) long, the amulet contains a wafer-thin ...

ICE agents arrested a Honduran man at his church in Georgia. As Augustine chronicled after the sack of Rome, even the ...

A scholar of medieval Christianity explores the history of Christians who spoke out, unafraid to risk official censure or ...

Arbogast was a Frank–the Germanic-speaking peoples who invaded the Western Roman Empire during the Fifth Century. When Christianity was becoming increasingly dominant in the Roman Empire ...

The exhibition, which runs from January 31 to February 28, aims to raise awareness among Italian and international audiences, particularly visitors to Rome, during the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Year ...