American researchers, who relied on an improved tree-dating technique, announced around 1560 B.C. as the most likely date for the powerful Minoan eruption of the volcano of Thira (Santorini). The dating of the explosion, one of the most powerful ever to have occurred on Earth, is a major challeng
There is a popular saying that «Clergymen know more about women than married men; if it were not so, they would also get married «. Leaving aside this saying, somewhat derogatory for women who pass by the altar, court or town hall, lets see how the issue of celibacy has been treated in the Catholic
Jaime II was succeeded to the Aragonese throne by Alfonso IV (1327-1336). In his brief reign, the Sasser revolt (1329) took place in Sardinia, with the support of the Genoese. The tension between the Crown of Aragon and the Republic of Genoa was very great, but it did not lead to a war. However, Alf
When Pius XII opened the Vatican underground to archaeologists in 1940, he was not at all sure what they would find. Doubts as to whether the tomb of the first pope - the apostle Peter - was actually located under the basilica - had been growing for centuries. What was the end of the unusual investi