Fresco of from the catacombs of St. Callixtus showing, left to right, the martyrs St. Polycamus, St. Sebastian, and St. Quirinus. Click to e...

Click here to share on Facebook. Recall, Christians, what Sacred Scripture declareth:  "Pride goeth before destruction: and the spirit...

A gold solidus of Diocletian (left) and a bronze follis of Galerius (right) Late Antiquity is full of epoch-making, history-changing events,...

A fanciful modern engraving of the Library of Alexandria aflame. It is a common theme these days to hear folks opine about how the glories o...

Mosaic of Saint Vitalis (left) being offered the crown of martyrdom by Christ (right) with an angel (center) from the apse of the Church of ...

  "The baby has known the dragon intimately since he had an imagination. What the fairy tale provides for him is a Saint George to kill...

A fanciful portrait of Pope Pelagius I based on the roundel portrait in the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, Rome. In the year of o...

Saint Hermengild with the angels in Heaven, by Corrado Giaquinto , AD 1757 On April 13, AD 585, the Visigothic prince, Hermengild, was slain...

When I was a kid, it was not uncommon to hear someone say, “Hey, it’s a free country,” in response to someone else’s opinion or decision. No...

On March 23, 1952, Venerable Pope Pius XII gave a radio address on the necessity of Catholics to properly form their own consciences and to ...

St. Gregory the Great writing his Dialogues while an invalid under a doctor’s care. A 14th century fresco from the Bardi Chapel at Santa M...