The Fourth Crusade left three terrible legacies: a deepening religious split between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches, a badly wounded empire, and a long-lasting sense of betrayal that ...

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.

For 20 years, Greek Orthodox Christians in Chicago have gathered among themselves to commemorate one of their culture’s most devastating events, the fall of Constantinople in 1453–a date that is ...

On 6 April 1453, the Siege of Constantinople began under the command of Mehmed II, an Ottoman sultan who was just 21 years old but determined to see through his father’s dream of capturing the ...

Constantinople. The City of the World’s Desire. The largest city in Christendom for nearly a thousand years. Surprisingly few remember this grand city, capital of two of history’s greatest empires: ...

After I heard Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew say on "60 Minutes" that the primary site of the Orthodox Church has been in Constantinople for 17 centuries, I was inspired to do some research to ...

A rapid visual overview of the fall of Constantinople, using Google Earth to highlight the city’s defenses, the Ottoman assault, and the decisive breach that changed history.

Aqueducts are very impressive examples of the art of construction in the Roman Empire. Even today, they still provide us with new insights into aesthetic, practical, and technical aspects of ...

During his general audience on April 29, Pope Benedict XVI continued his teachings on the great medieval writers of the Church from the East and the West. He offered his reflections on St. Germanus, a ...