The priest must and does refuse absolution to a penitent when he thinks the penitent is not rightly disposed for the Sacrament. He sometimes postpones the absolution till the next confession ...

1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua) , 4 and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

The first, “peaceful,” Vapheio gold cup showing a man capturing a bull. Credit: Zde/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0 The pair of stunning gold cups, called the “Vapheio Cups,” are considered ...

Ancient jewelry is up for auction at ... completely wearable despite their age — Solomon calls the jewelry “wearable art.” Some, however, have been or can be modified if they are not ...

The ancient universities of India were intellectual powerhouses that attracted scholars from distant lands interested in studying mathematics and astronomy as well as philosophy and medicine.

The enigmatic Indus Valley civilization left behind a script that today's historians haven't yet deciphered. While amateur theories abound, scholars are increasingly relying on computer science to ...

Athens was the cultural and intellectual center of ancient Greece, known for the first democracy, the great philosophers Socrates and Plato, the Parthenon and the monumental Phidias sculptures on the ...

The "Gate of the Sun" at the ancient city of Tiwanaku, in present-day Bolivia Photo by Mhwater, via Wikimedia Commons Although the source volcano has not yet been identified, the eruption’s ...

With the aid of explosives, the thieves blasted their way into the museum’s renowned galleries full of antiquities and art—from the ... the kingdom's ancient capital. Ing.

Researchers aboard the E/V Nautilus recently discovered four rare Palau nautiluses, ancient cephalopods also known as "living fossils," in the deep waters near the German Channel. The sighting ...