Banba was one of the mythical queens of Ireland, one of three sisters who halted the Celts ... They ruled the area until the 17th century, and the Gaelic influence is still strong.

Deborah Amell touches a statue of St. Kateri Tekakwitha in 2012 at Our Lady of the Martyrs Shrine in Auriesville, ...

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has designated Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine in Auriesville, New York, as a national ...

• 12th Century: Rings and crozier heads from the Cathedral Treasury, symbolising the wealth and influence of Chichester’s ...

The parade is known for its protagonists dressed in 17th-century style masks, that traditionally poked ... These include monsignors, priests, nuns, widows and widowers, mad people, wives and "cuckolds ...

Designers Florentin Glémarec and Kévin Nompeix called the collection “S4LEM,” a reference to the Massachusetts witch trials, ...

Over 350 years ago, the site that now is Victor became home to the largest and only Seneca town in the 17th century United States. The Haudenosaunee, meaning “people of the longhouse,” was ...

Following up on a tip by a 17th century Jesuit monk, researchers discover an Inca tunnel network under Cusco. (photo credit: OJUP. Via Shutterstock) Archaeologists in Peru find a hidden Inca ...

Managers of the Staveley Arms in North Stainley, near Ripon, have confirmed its closure, saying the business is no longer viable. The building is part of the North Stainley Estate and dates back ...

He was writing at a time of significant upheaval in 17th-century England. It was probably the bloodiest and most volatile time in its history. An estimated 200,000 people lost their lives in the ...

Monks have been seeking spiritual enlightenment at these sites on steep cliffs, inside caves and atop an extinct volcano for ...

The 17th-century nun Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz summarized this wisdom most succinctly in her well-known quip, “If Aristotle would have cooked, he would have written a good deal more.” The student I ...