Pope Leo XIV sent a letter to Archbishop Sahak II Mashalian, the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople (Istanbul) of the ...

The Hagia Sophia is one of the most significant buildings in world history, located in Istanbul. It was originally ...

Eastern Europe is going to have a moment among travelers in 2026, according to KAYAK. Here are seven destinations with cheap ...

Dead Funny History: Justinian and Theodora. Join historian Greg Jenner for a fast-paced, funny and fascinating journey through the lives of Justinian and Theodora; the ultimate Byzantine power couple ...

From the Eiffel Tower's first colors to the original Penn Station, explore how iconic landmarks worldwide looked in the past ...

On St. Stephen’s Day, observed on the third day of Christmas, the Orthodox Church commemorates the first Christian martyr, ...

Faith, History, and Who Belongs in Israel. The land of Israel, often called the Holy Land, is sacred to Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike. Yet the way each faith relates to this ...

After taking a leave of absence on Oct. 22, Florida baseball coach Kevin O'Sullivan is expected to return to the program.

In 1896, a new entertainment district on the shores of a man-made lake by Lagymanyos in Budapest was opened to the public. The promised novelty was irresistible: a place dubbed Konstantinapoly ...

This raucous meeting, which took place exactly 1700 years ago, was one of the most important in Christian history. Icon depicting the Emperor Constantine and the fathers of the Council of Nicaea of ...

Constantinople stood against sieges and attacks for many centuries, until finally new technology—the big cannons of the Ottoman Empire—brought down the Byzantine Empire’s capital. The fall of ...

In the previous instalment of this series, the Doubts (Shukuk) Movement was explored, wherein Muslim scientists challenged the foundational Greek notions the world had clung to for centuries. Here we ...