Four years after the 1969 Stonewall riots in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City, Pittsburgh held its first ...

The Eye of Horus, an omnipresent symbol in Ancient Egypt, is often associated with amulets and burials, carrying a spiritual ...

The word pride has shifted over the millennia, from being first used to describe one of the seven deadly sins in Roman ...

The city of Lebanon honored Lieutenant William Lebo by renaming the South 8th Street Post Office in his honor.

During Syria’s civil war, protecting the revered Sayyida Zeinab shrine was a rallying cry for some Shiite fighters and groups ...

"So tumbleweeds are an iconic symbol of the West and Southwest, right?" Ev (@horsethey) said. "Well, 600 years ago they didn't exist in the Americas. They're invasive." They went on to explain that ...

The Holy See on Sunday released the official coat of arms of Pope Leo XIV with an inscribed motto that reflects his Augustinian roots. According to the Vatican Media, the coat of arms of the 267 th ...

BEIRUT—Lebanon’s only commercial airport sits in the heart of a densely populated area of southern Beirut largely controlled by Hezbollah. The militant group has for years used it as a ...

And on that glorious night, Yann Sommer wasn’t just a goalkeeper; he was a hero, a symbol of Inter’s unwavering spirit, a symphony of steel that silenced the Barcelona symphony. His ...

This is based on the traditional symbol of the Augustinian order. The fleur-de-lis has particular significance in Catholic iconography as a symbol of purity and the Virgin Mary. The three-petaled ...

I am particularly interested in how popes exercise authority and leadership today, including their use of symbols. When Francis first appeared on that balcony in 2013, he used four aspects of the ...

The name a new pope chooses will "indicate a certain spirit and direction and vision of the new pope," said Dennis Doyle, a theologian and professor emeritus of religious studies at the University ...