The pope’s words emphasized his humility and belief that simple acts of devotion could unite the church. His illness has made ...

The great battle of Lepanto occurred on October 7th 1571. For this reason this date has been chosen as the feast of the Holy Rosary. In 1573 Pope Pius V instituted the feast in thanksgiving for ...

First published in 1605, Don Quixote is considered by many to be the first modern novel. Because of this, it is still widely read and beloved over 400 years later. However, the daunting nature and ...

For early modern Europe, that moment was Lepanto. Fought in 1571 off the north-west coast of what is now Greece, Lepanto seemed to be the definitive turning point in a struggle against the 'Islamic ...

And there's a battle for a rebound ... I can already see the headline if this holds up in the Lepanto paper tomorrow. Keeping it real am I right? There you go with the highlight reels.

John “Paddy” Hemingway, the last surviving pilot who flew during the Battle of Britain, has died at the age of 105.

A fighter pilot in a vastly outnumbered Royal Air Force — one of the “few” hailed by Churchill — he took to the skies to help ...