Born William Joseph Gabriel Doyle in 1873, the future priest had a comfortable, middle-class childhood in the affluent Dublin suburb of Dalkey. He was sent to a Catholic boarding school in England, but returned to Ireland as a teenager, where by the age of 18 he had begun studying to be a Jesuit priest. He
Archaeologists recently discovered a rare Russian medallion that depicts a dramatic cultural clash between medieval Christianity and ancient Greek mythology. Excavated about 400 miles southeast of St. Petersburg near the town of Staraya, the 11th century pendant appears to showcase a warrior saint on its face with the snake-topped head of Medusa on the back.
Saida Tanvir stands inside her partially damaged home near Bari Imam on August 20 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Her son, Azeem Ahmed, 16, died while trying to block a bulldozer from crushing their roadside grocery store over the winter. Betsy Joles for NPR hide caption toggle caption Betsy Joles for NPR ISLAMABAD, Pakistan –- For more
Ukraine has attacked a major oil terminal in Russia’s second city, St. Petersburg, and other targets in the country’s northwest. In a social media post, President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote: “Ukraine’s defense forces attacked port oil infrastructure that generates revenue for Russia’s war.” He also said a “major military target” was hit overnight at Kronstadt, a
