RTÉ Ireland1d
Round Towers of Ireland - who built them and what were they for?
Round towers were designed primarily as bell-towers and were attached to some of the most prestigious churches in Ireland ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)2d
Archaeologists discover oldest known partial face fossil of human ancestor in western Europe
Scientists report that a fossil of a partial face from a early human ancestor in Spain is between 1.1 and 1.4 million years ...
National Catholic Register2d
Immaculate Conception: How the Church Fathers Saw Mary as the New Eve
The early Christians consistently recognized Mary as the New Eve, drawing a direct parallel between her obedience and Eve’s ...
NOLA.com3d
Before St. Joseph altars came to New Orleans, the feast day was a break from Lent — with dancing
This week, across the New Orleans area, descendants of Sicilian immigrants will lay out elaborate altars laden with food and ...
The nun who tormented herself to death: Archaeologists uncover first female Christian figure believed to have bound herself in chains for eternal torture
The Antiquities Authority said that the discovery 'raised new questions' about how women of the time lived, potentially ...
Prayers and hope: Jasper's historic Anglican church looks ahead to building a new future
Jasper's Anglican Church has roots dating back to the early 1900s. The building was destroyed in a July 2024 wildfire, but ...
Asbarez6d
Finding a Way Out of No Way: The Deaconesses of the Armenian Church
The last deaconess of the Armenian Church was Hripsime Sasunian, who died in 2007. A decade after her death, in 2017, ...