Ancient Cross Unearthed in the UAE Confirms Early Christian Monastery
Archaeologists working on Sir Bani Yas, an island southwest of Abu Dhabi, have uncovered a remarkable sign of faith: a…
Category: History
4,000-Year-Old Ceramic Water System Unearthed in China Rewrites Early Engineering History
Four thousand years ago, the people of Pingliangtai—an earthen-walled Neolithic town on China’s Central Plains—built a ceramic pipe network so…
Buried With Honor: What a 100,000-Year-Old Cave in Israel Reveals About Humanity’s Earliest Spiritual Longings
Why did we begin to bury our dead? This question echoes through the dark corridors of Tinshemet Cave, a quiet…
A Face from the Past: What a 10,000-Year-Old Woman Can Teach Us About Creation, Culture, and Dignity
Why should Catholics care about the face of a woman who died 10,000 years ago in what is now Belgium?…
Rare Roman Artifact Unearthed in Elite Woman’s Tomb Sheds Light on Faith and Art in the Early Church Era
In the waning days of the Roman Empire, as Christianity began to spread throughout the empire, a woman of prominence…
The Curse of the Copper King: In Search of Solomon’s Mine
By an Explorer Who’s Been Too Far to Turn Back They say the desert remembers what man forgets. That was…
The Battle of Lexington: The Shot Heard Round the World
On the morning of April 19, 1775, in the small village of Lexington, Massachusetts, the first shots of the American…
Hagia Sophia: The 1,600-Year-Old Megastructure Where Heaven and Earth Still Meet
For Catholics and all Christians, Hagia Sophia stands not only as a marvel of architecture but also as a profound…
List of 21 California Missions and Founding Dates
1. Mission San Diego de Alcalá Founded on July 16, 1769, by Father Junípero Serra, Mission San Diego de Alcalá…
Exploring the California Missions and Their Legacy
21 missions built along the California coast between 1769 and 1823 transformed native lives, highlighting the impact of colonization. In…