In the Middle Ages, bishops were not just religious figures—they were political operators and power brokers. Some controlled ...

What if the simple act of singing door to door could trace its roots back over a thousand years and reflect a tapestry of ...

Few scenes in the Christian imagination are as iconic as the three travelers kneeling before the infant Jesus, their camels ...

A new theory from the University of Bristol suggests that one of history's most famous medieval artifacts may have served a surprising purpose. The Bayeux Tapestry, the iconic 68-meter embroidered ...

After its account of Jesus’ birth, the Bible is almost entirely silent on his childhood. Yet legends about Jesus’ early years ...

New research by a historian from the University of Bristol offers an intriguing suggestion about one of history's biggest mysteries—the original purpose of the world-famous Bayeux Tapestry.

They spread quietly through southern France, preaching a dualistic faith that rejected the body, marriage, and even Christ ...