The latest work by renowned historian Diarmaid MacCulloch tackles Christian attitudes to sex over the centuries. Modern-day Christians who talk about traditional values usually don’t know how ...

A new exhibition in Dublin showcases historic manuscripts written in Irish monasteries. The show also features medieval ...

How an Ovid-quoting London broadsheet from the late seventeenth century spawned “Dear Abby,” Dan Savage, and Reddit’s Am I ...

The word raillery comes from the French raillerie, based on railler (“to mock”), which traces back to Old French reillier (“to growl”) and Late Latin ragere (“to neigh”).

A pontiff from Chiclayo: How Peru is reacting to Pope Leo XIV Residents in Chiclayo, Peru, have fond memories of Leo’s work as bishop, but some question his record in responding to abuse.

A Google Translate screenshot correctly shows that the name of the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, when written as “A stra ze neca,” means “a road to death” in Latin.

In one of Tombstone's best scenes, Doc Holliday and Johnny Ringo engage in a Latin conversation, and it's more important than ...

But how has this happened? In other words, under what conditions are (men) legislators more likely to support the adoption of gender quotas? Resistance to Gender Quotas in Latin America (Oxford ...

Given that books were first introduced to Ireland with Christianity, most of the terminology of literacy is Latin in origin: leabhar ‘book’ from liber. litir ‘letter’ from littera.

Let’s dive into a new word today that might just become your favourite. Whether you’re learning, teaching, or simply exploring, this is your moment to shine with language. Unctuous Meaning ...

In this book lab, we will examine the major historical and existing taboos related to the human body, the use of offensive language, and the boundaries of political correctness by looking at examples ...

Oswaldo Zavala's book explores the myth of the narco in Mexico and examines the change in narco-discourse, prompted by the United States.