When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.

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 ...

In a world where small nations get devoured by bigger ones, Singapore did not disappear. That — and its astounding economic ...

This year is a year full of signs of Christian unity, even in the midst of great divisions and breaches in unity culturally and politically. Although ...

THE World Council of Churches (WCC) has called again for a permanent common celebration of Easter by all Christians, as “a ...

This year is not only the 1,700th anniversary of the first ecumenical council of the church, but also one of the years when ...

Tax day has changed history, with examples including the Rosetta Stone, Julius Caesar's progressive policies, Caesar Augustus's tax on beards and Lady Godiva's ride to repeal taxes.

Ayo Edebiri, the Emmy-winning actress, writer and Dorchester native, returned to her alma mater last Thursday — this time, without a rolling backpack in hand. “So, a lot’s changed,” Edebiri told an ...

For Pope Francis, the answer is clear: “Easter belongs to Christ!” the pontiff declared in September 2024, when he met with representatives of the Pasqua Together 2025 Initiative, an assemblage of ...

She stands among the few losers whom ... of state have fallen away, leaving us with affairs of the heart. We will remember that Cleopatra slept with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony long after ...

To many, William Shakespeare is considered the greatest dramatist of all time. His works—at least 37 plays, 154 sonnets, and 2 narrative poems—capture the range of human emotion and conflict and have ...