Following the Byzantine defeat at Manzikert, Emperor Alexios I Komnenos faced growing pressure from Turkish advances. In response, he turned to the West - and Pope Urban II answered with a call that ...

The Komnenos Dynasty came from obscure origins to revive the Byzantine Empire after a disastrous period of weak emperors and ...

Keith Urban, the 15-time Academy of Country Music Award winning musician, was honored during the 2025 ACM Awards for winning the Triple Crown Award. Urban earned the Triple Crown award for winning ...

Pope Leo XIV appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. Cardinal Robert Prevost ...