Get to know the many holidays and events celebrated throughout Japan each year. Use this interactive map of Japan's regions along with a monthly list of celebrations. Click to access detailed information and photos of each special day.

A video slide show depicting portions of traditional Latin Mass, also known as Tridentine Mass. Listen to Latin as spoken during the Mass, and read captions explaining why Latin Mass faded in the 1960s and why it is starting to regain...

The Church of the Ascension was built in 1532 on the imperial estate of Kolomenskoye, near Moscow, to celebrate the birth of the prince who was to become Tsar Ivan IV ('the Terrible'). One of the earliest examples of a traditional wooden...

Raphael Sanzio, usually known by his first name alone (in Italian Raffaello), (April 6 or March 28, 1483 - April 6, 1520), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance, celebrated for the perfection and grace of his...