Today in History for July 16: In 622, Prophet Mohammad fled from Mecca, where he was despised and persecuted, to the northern city of Medina, marking the day of beginning of Hegira, the Islamic ...

On July 16, 1054, the Great Schism divided Christianity into the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches, driven by disputes over papal authority and theology, reshaping Europe’s religious ...

Beginning of the Muslim Era as Muhammad begins flight from Mecca to Medina 1054: Three Roman legates fracture relations ...

On July 16, 1054, the Great Schism divided Christianity into the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches, driven by ...

Whether this reunification proceeds or not, the unfolding events serve as a reminder: believers are called to remain watchful ...

The schism was finalized in July 1054, a few months after Leo IX died, when Patriarch Michael Keroularios of Constantinople excommunicated all who supported the pope’s claims of leadership over the ...

As the Ottoman tide rose, threatening to drown the last remnants of the Eastern Roman Empire, Bessarion threw himself into a desperate mission, knowing that the alternative would be for centuries of ...

In 2016, he met with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, the first meeting between the leaders of the Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches since the Great Schism of 1054. However, not all aspects of ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, passed away as announced by the Vatican. His efforts significantly advanced relations between the Russian Orthodox Church ...

In recognition, for the first time since the Great Schism of 1054, the Patriarch of Constantinople attended the installation of a new Bishop of Rome.

Republican lawmakers want to make Ohio’s school year longer by adding 53 hours of instructional time. State Reps. Adam Bird, R-New Richmond, and Josh Williams, R-Sylvania, are introducing a bill that ...