Archaeologists excavating at a medieval cemetery in Denmark have found the burials of 77 people who were early Christians in ...

Experts at the National Library of Norway believe the liturgical songbook was made by a local artisan around A.D. 1200.

Archaeologists are using over a million amateur finds to study pilgrimage sites, the Black Death, and the Protestant Reformation. Much has been written about religious life in the medieval era, but ...

The History of Christianity (HC) area studies past theological reflection on the faith and practice of the Church, especially in early and medieval Christianity. The HC area strives to appreciate ...

Among the most popular books of the time, bestiaries were filled with real and mythical animals and their lore, the protagonists of intriguing stories symbolizing human virtues and faults.

Researchers have unearthed a Crusader-era altar in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher in a serendipitous discovery that sounds straight out of an Indiana Jones plot. The find, announced by the ...

(The Conversation) — The College of Cardinals is an important part of the church’s governance structure. Its members elect the next pope and help develop future policies for the church. (The ...

(The Conversation) — There are at least 34 documented stories of transgender saints’ lives, three of which had widespread popularity in medieval Europe. Earlier in the year, several White House ...