The work of early Irish scholars and computists in developing mathematical tables helped to solve the thorny problems of ...

Catholic and Orthodox churches celebrate Easter on the same date, Sunday, April 20. This coincidence last occurred in 2017 and will next happen in 2028. Both churches follow the same guiding ...

Lady Gaga's provocative retellings of the Easter story in her songs bear remarkable similarities to events described in two gospels ...

The Gospels give some intriguing clues to the identity of Jesus’ famous follower—who was unwed, moved freely, and provided ...

Follow live text and listen to BBC local radio commentaries from day one of round two of the 2025 County Championship ...

Follow live text and listen to BBC local radio commentaries from day two of the 2025 County Championship campaign.

We find, as far back as the fifth century ... Pope. It even appears probable, and the opinion has been adopted by Amalarius of Metz, Berno of Reichnau, Dom Martene, and Benedict XIV, that St ...

The Julian calendar, introduced by Julius Caesar in the first century B.C., aimed to match ... To fix this, Pope Gregory XIII eliminated 10 days from the calendar in 1582, jumping directly from ...

Pope Francis is the 266th Roman Pontiff of the Catholic Church. Formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was elected by the conclave of cardinals on March 13, 2013.

In the seventh or eighth century, Samhain took on a second name ... (The change likely came when Pope Gregory III moved the church’s celebration of saints from May 13 to November 1, to ...

"Today bring to Me the Meek and Humble Souls and the Souls of Little Children, and immerse them in My mercy. These souls most closely resemble My Heart. They strengthened Me during My bitter agony ...

Pope made his first half-century of the summer in Surrey's second innings Rothesay County Championship Division One, Kia Oval (day two) Surrey 253 & 136-1: Pope 56*, Sibley 55*; Abbott 1-26 ...