When the Protestant Reformation broke out in Western Europe, the Catholic Church got the message, at least a little bit. Pope Paul III called a council to look into reforming some aspects of the Catholic Church and try to stem the tide...

Why did Manichaeism fail and where was it popular in the west?<br/>
Where is Islam situated in China and when did it <br/>come there?
The Silk Roads: Ideas and Religion, Part 3

What were they looking for in China? Where could the Jewish presence be found in China in the past?<br/>
The Silk Roads: Ideas and Religion, Part 6

What were the major religions that moved along the silk roads? What items moved from west to east?<br/>
The Silk Roads: Ideas and Religion, Part 1

How well received was this form of religion and why did the Mongols favor it? What was Xi'an like during the Tang dynasty?<br/>
The Silk Roads: Ideas and Religion, Part 4

There is a Japanese proverb which says “For a Samurai to be brave, he must have a bit of black blood.” Yasuke first appears in history in 1579 as an attendant of the Jesuit missionary Alessandro Valignano coming to Japan to visit the...

How did Buddhism come into China? How did the texts survive for so long throughout the centuries? The Silk Roads: Ideas and Religion, Part 2

What is known of this religion in China? What motivated Christian rulers in the west to send missionaries to China and why? The Silk Roads: Ideas and Religion, Part 5

Prep's Jeremiah Langston and Jordan Louis each added first half touchdowns as the Jesuits cruised to a 24-6 over Maloney.

The Lancers improved to 2 to 0 with a 28 to 7 win over SWC opponent Joel Barlow.

While the Kahnawà:ke reserve currently encompasses about 50km² of territory across the St. Lawrence river from Montreal, the territory dedicated to the Kanien'kehá:ka’s ancestors in the 17th century was nearly twice the size. Much of...

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ATMOSPHERE - Pontifical Gregorian University on June 06, 2013 in Rome, Italy. (Footage by Giulio Origlia/Getty Images)

ATMOSPHERE - Pontifical Gregorian University on June 06, 2013 in Rome, Italy. (Footage by Giulio Origlia/Getty Images)

ATMOSPHERE - Pontifical Gregorian University on June 06, 2013 in Rome, Italy. (Footage by Giulio Origlia/Getty Images)

ATMOSPHERE - Pontifical Gregorian University on June 06, 2013 in Rome, Italy. (Footage by Giulio Origlia/Getty Images)

ATMOSPHERE - Pontifical Gregorian University on June 06, 2013 in Rome, Italy. (Footage by Giulio Origlia/Getty Images)

ATMOSPHERE - Pontifical Gregorian University on June 06, 2013 in Rome, Italy. (Footage by Giulio Origlia/Getty Images)

ATMOSPHERE - Pontifical Gregorian University on June 06, 2013 in Rome, Italy. (Footage by Giulio Origlia/Getty Images)

ATMOSPHERE - Pontifical Gregorian University on June 06, 2013 in Rome, Italy. (Footage by Giulio Origlia/Getty Images)

ATMOSPHERE - Pontifical Gregorian University on June 06, 2013 in Rome, Italy. (Footage by Giulio Origlia/Getty Images)

ATMOSPHERE - Pontifical Gregorian University on June 06, 2013 in Rome, Italy. (Footage by Giulio Origlia/Getty Images)

ATMOSPHERE - Pontifical Gregorian University on June 06, 2013 in Rome, Italy. (Footage by Giulio Origlia/Getty Images)

ATMOSPHERE - Pontifical Gregorian University on June 06, 2013 in Rome, Italy. (Footage by Giulio Origlia/Getty Images)