New Article: The Strange Era of the Protestant Reformation—The Catholic Low-Point

Babylonian Captivity, Corrupt Popes and Papal Controversies: The Papal States and their masters were slowly recovering from decades of questionable activity when Luther posted his theses in 16th century Wittenberg.  The Papacy had struggled in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries with various embarrassing and reputation-tarnishing events.

Read the article on our official website, here.

Why does Michelangelo's "The Moses" have horns?

If you travel to Rome, Italy, visit the church of San Pietro in Vicoli. There you can find Michelangelo's "The Moses" which astounds viewers, not only with its artistic mastery, but with its set of horns. There is actually a historical justification for the horns on "The Moses." The horns of Moses trace all the way back to St. Jerome in the year 405 C.E.

Read about why Moses had horns here at historybuff.com.