The monks curated a vast manuscript and book collection at the Library of Clairvaux Abbey, a site in Champagne, France, founded in 1115. The group of 12th- and 13th-century works expanded to more than ...

Cuneiform, the oldest identified writing system, defied deciphering – until 1857. What happened then makes a terrific read, ...

The intense drama may not be among Suzan-Lori Parks' most immediately satisfying works, but it is so evocative, so layered, so thought-provoking, that it should be seen and treasured.

The material on the covers of books from a French abbey was too hairy to have come from calves or other local mammals.

A scientific analysis of dozens of 12th- and 13th-century books found in European monasteries reveals they were bound in ...

Children, families and the faithful everywhere are invited to follow Manchester Bishop Peter Libasci in a 33-day journey ...

Revelation is the only book of Scripture that contains a specific blessing for anyone who “reads and heeds the words of the ...

(Emphasis added by Check Your Fact.) St. Augustine of Hippo, one of the most important theologians in Christian history, considered all seven deuterocanonical books, Scripture, specifically in his ...

Zechariah Poyser has plenty of reasons to be motivated. The biggest among them: His 1-year-old daughter Za’Kylie. “It’s a blessing,” Poyser said of becoming a father. “I’ve got ...