A local historian went to Rome for the first time during the conclave. But he wasn’t expecting ‘that’ kind of history.

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Around the world, we are “witnessing an alarming rise in attempts to discredit, politicize or suppress scientific knowledge,” the Vatican says in a new Pontifical Academy of Sciences document ...

By Keiko Kurane Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, has stressed the Holy See and Japan ’s joint ...

(RNS) — Around the world, we are “witnessing an alarming rise in attempts to discredit, politicize or suppress scientific knowledge,” the Vatican says in a new (June 16) Pontifical Academy of Sciences ...

Leap years were first introduced with the Julian calendar in 46 BC by Julius Caesar, who added an extra day to February every four years, based on the work of the astronomer Sosigenes, to account for ...

The four months specifically designated as sacred months are the last four months of Hijrah calendar. They are Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhul Qa’dah and Dhul Hijjah. Some of these months have 30 days. Others ...

Many are actually unaware of the Vatican Observatory's existence, even though it's one of the oldest astronomical institutes ...

June 7 (UPI) --Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini. They include: -- Pope Gregory XIII in 1502 -- Artist Paul Gauguin in 1848 -- Actor Jessica Tandy in 1909 -- Actor/musician Dean ...

On Oct. 4, 1582, Gregory XIII ordered the next day be considered Oct. 15, not Oct. 5 – therefore fixing the lunar discrepancy.