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In the wake of Vladimir Putin's visit with Pope Francis last week, many were hoping Francis would be formally invited to Moscow to m...

On this day in the year 732, the century-long tidal wave of Islamic expansion came to an end at the Battle of Tours in modern day France....

While we live in a very complex and multifaceted world, the events that shape the world – many of them involving the use of arms – are not...

Today marks the anniversaries of two important battles in a war against the Islamic caliphate which has long sought to rule the world. 440 y...

While we typically associate the Celts with the green countryside of Ireland, the Celtic peoples used to be the most dominant ethnic group o...

When Americans think of the 4th of July, what first comes to mind are such things like family picnics, smores, and fireworks. Perhaps after ...

Check out this article from the Art of Manliness blog (a site well worth your reading time) regarding several men’s groups in recent histo...

Dr. Brendan McGuire gave a wonderful free series of lectures on the Crusades over at the Institute of Catholic Culture. In one part of his...

Diocletian, the Roman Emperor to end Rome’s third century crisis in imperial succession, is known best by Catholics for the launching last ...

General Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson may have been a staunch Confederate Calvinist, but his sincere faith in God and dedication to Hi...