A campaign to return a rare 13th century bible to Salisbury Cathedral is already well under way thanks to proceeds from the ...

While the popular understanding of most major, monotheistic religions tends to emphasize God, certain prophets and the written teachings of the spiritual tradition, there is a whole world of ...

We might think that the artists of the Annunciation Triptych are offering us an extremely literal illustration. It’s as if ...

Any anthology is a product of its editor’s decisions. In “ 100 Great Catholic Poems ” (Word on Fire, $34.95), editor Sally ...

Struggling to decide what to put on your Christmas list? Take our advice and put the following somewhere prominent, under the ...

Samuel Pepys moved into this parish when he was appointed Commissioner of the Navy Board and came to live next to the Navy Office at the rear of the church, noting his arrival at “ my house in ...

Historic England has revealed the figures in its annual snapshot of the health of England’s valued historic buildings and ...

Whether it’s wrapping up warm to walk around a twinkling light trail, booking to see a Christmas show (there’s everything ...

I am old enough to remember playing in the wreckage of British towns, which looked very similar to those in pictures coming ...

The practice of reading is not what it once was. In this age of information, adults in the United States read fewer books with each passing year, and for many, reading has become synonymous with the ...

A huge pleasure this year too was helping Weatherglass Books judge their new Novella Prize; some of the best things I read ...

What happens when “an Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi, a Sephardic Chief Rabbi and a future Nobel Prize winning author walk into a café ...