The Basilica of St. Clement in Rome. Credit: Ninfamania / Wikimedia Commons At a time when Christianity was still struggling to consolidate itself against old pagan beliefs, a pope named after a Roman ...

who felt that using his birth name – Mercurius – was inappropriate because of its association with the Roman god Mercury. He chose John II in honor of his predecessor, Pope John I, the 53rd ...

who felt that using his birth name Mercurius was inappropriate because of its association with the Roman god Mercury. He chose John II in honor of his predecessor, Pope John I, the 53rd pontiff.

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, 21 April, 2025, having been recently discharged from hospital after five weeks of treatment for an infection. The time of death has been reported as 07:35 on ...

This super fun expansion of the Percy Jackson universe melds Greek and Roman mythology to set up a whole new series of Olympian adventures! What should have been a celebratory reunion for Annabeth ...

Let's pray to God to give proper place to the departed soul ... with many remembering a pontiff who they said had made the Roman Catholic Church more welcoming and compassionate by his words ...

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From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted ... which describe man's fall into sin and the great love of God in sending a Savior. The six geese a-laying stood for the ...

Pagans in Europe and the Middle East gave presents at several winter festivals, including Saturnalia, a raucous Roman festival in honor of Saturn, god of agriculture, which began on Dec. 17.

Whether it is The Undertaker’s ‘Dead Man’ look at WrestleMania 14 or Roman Reigns’ God Mode theme at WrestleMania 39, WWE fans have been treated to some mesmerising entrances in the promotion’s ...

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