Ruled by Hades, the god of the underworld, the infernal rivers of Greek mythology are often mentioned in ancient literature.

Ros Schwartz’s translation of The Need for Roots makes Weil’s masterpiece feel as urgent today as it was in 1943.

Some view the death penalty as a “merciful” source of closure to the victim’s family and friends. But after a brief period of ...

My first exposure to Valentine’s Day was when I was 9 years old watching season three, episode one of “Barbie: Life in the ...

Greek mythology is prominent in art dating from antiquity through to the renaissance and even in contemporary artwork. During ...

By removing centuries of soot, researchers have uncovered the stunning decoration of a sanctuary dedicated to the heavens ...

Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera Orpheus and Eurydice, which got its first Dallas Opera performance Friday night at the ...

Once the winter holiday decorations come down, our eyes are bathed in a spectrum of pinks and reds. Every shop window exclaims “Valentine’s Day!” This time of year reminds ...

In his newly released memoir, Hope, the story of the world that made Jorge Mario Bergoglio — and, by extension, the world ...

Idolised by Celtic fans for his moments of brilliance and acts of charity, there are calls for him to be canonised by the ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned ... Catholic Christians believe that all life is sacred from conception until natural death, and the taking of innocent human life, whether ...

Herod Agrippa I, grandson of Herod the Great, persecuted the church in Jerusalem and had the apostle James put to death. Agrippa’s son, Herod Agrippa II, was the one who saved Paul from being ...