Speakers at International Film Festival Rotterdam include U.S. actor John Lithgow, Palestinian actress Hiam Abbass and ...

The Voynich manuscript is a 23.5 x 16.2cm book of about 240 pages, written in an unknown script sometime in the 1400s. The book contains strange scientific and botanical drawings in various shades of ...

The first thing hungry shoppers see when the doors slide open at Alessi Bakery is a table covered in boxes of scachatta — ...

The United States of America (official name) is celebrating its “Semiquincentennial” or 250th year of existence. In addition, ...

Though no Jews live there today, the African territory has a history of Jewish merchants, and a tribal clan with a crypto-Jew ...

While serendipity has often been associated with luck or happy accidents, its origin suggests that it goes beyond just ...

In his most explicitly pro-life speech to date, Pope Leo demands an end to abortion and surrogacy globally. Editor's Note: ...

The Cathedral has stood tall in the center of Cremona since the 12th century, but the heartbeat of this city is heard in the ...

The room we are in is locked. It is windowless and lit from above by a fluorescent bulb. In the hallway outside—two stories beneath the city of London—attendants in dark suits patrol silently, giving ...

In the mid-1600s, opera transformed from a show exclusive for royalty to entertainment for the masses. Soon, lavish productions, special effects, and creative risks became the norm. Venice’s La Fenice ...

As rules tighten worldwide, more people are pursuing dual citizenship as a form of mobility, opportunity and insurance in an increasingly uncertain political and economic landscape. Here’s what you ...

This is a traditional occasion in the life of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See, but it is a new experience for ...