IN this week in 1560, there died the man who would have been King of Scotland had he just survived a few more years. Although classed as an adult, King Francis II of France died in that fateful year ...

Over the following six weeks he managed, through a series of heart-poundingly close escapes, to evade capture before finally making it to safety in France. One of the joys of this book, a result not ...

This Sunday's gospel lectionary reading for Advent 2 in Year C is Luke 3.1–6, the location and opening of John the Baptist's ...

The Vatican Dicastery for Culture and Education is sponsoring a four-day event in Rome to honor the spiritual and intellectual legacy of Pope Saint John Paul II while marking the 25th anniversary ...

The reopening of Notre Dame marks a new chapter in its long story. A look back at how this striking gothic cathedral has been ...

On Nov. 18, 1985, Washington quarterback Joe Theismann broke his right tibia and fibula in a home game that ended 23–21.

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Sean Connery and Michael Caine co-starred in an underrated war movie that wasn't well-received by critics, but deserves a lot ...

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The EGOT singer shared the news with an audience at the Dominion Theatre in London’s West End opening of “The Devil Wears ...

The play The Lion in Winter by James Goldman, which earned him an Academy Award for its screenplay adaptation, portrays the ...

With its aluminum hull, two giant carbon-fibre masts, mechanized systems for hauling and adjusting the billowing sails, and ...