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Early Modern Europe Early modern Europe is the term used to describe the period of European history from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution. Early modern Europe is thought to have been defined by the development of the printing press with moveable type. The conclusion of the War of the...

On January 5, 1455: Pope Nicholas V issues Romanus Pontifex decree On January 5, 1455, Pope Nicholas V issued a Romanus Pontifex decree allowing Alfonso V of Portugal to enslave non-believers, pagans, and Saracens indefinitely. The declaration advocated enslaving non-Christians from the New World and other regions of Africa, including native...

The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the Pope s official residence in Vatican City. The Sistine Chapel The Sistine Chapel, once known as the Cappella Magna, is named after Pope Sixtus IV, who supervised its reconstruction between 1477 and 1480. (Salvini 144). Since then, the Chapel has been...

Introduction On October 3, 2016, an article written in the Los Angeles Times reported that Pope Francis was not going to support Donald Trump for the presidential election. Instead, Pope Francis opted to urge the American faithful to "pray, study the two proposals well and choose with a conscience." A blog...