Dr Antje Röder and colleagues from the Department of Sociology, Trinity College Dublin, published the report 'New Irish Families: A profile of Second Generation Children and their Families', which presents the first results ...
Erica Caple James conducted her dissertation research in trying circumstances: in Haiti, following the 1994 removal of the country's military leaders. It was a time of social conflict and discord, yet the sense of the anxiety ...
Nazi leader Adolf Hitler's wife Eva Braun may have been of Jewish descent according to DNA analysis carried out for a British television documentary, the makers said Saturday.
Leaders of the world's great religions could play a vital role in helping to save the world's dwindling wildlife and wilderness, three eminent ecologists from Sweden and Australia have proposed.
After a telltale release of white smoke and an hour of suspenseful fanfare, Vatican leaders on Wednesday announced the new head of the Roman Catholic Church: Jorge Mario Bergoglio, an Argentinian cardinal.
Dr Rebecca Rist, Senior Lecturer in History, is a specialist in the History of the Papacy. She has appeared in the media, including on Sky News talking about the Pope's resignation, the process of voting in and installing ...
Pope Benedict XVI's unanticipated resignation left pundits and parishioners alike speculating about the future of the Vatican.
People who recall being absolved of their sins, are more likely to donate money to the church, according to research published today in the journal Religion, Brain and Behavior.
A newly-discovered manuscript may represent Edward Gibbon’s earliest experiment in the irony for which he would become famous, an Oxford University English academic has found.
(Phys.org) -- Many people have it in their hearts to be generous, but what motivates their actions?
