A retired U.S. Army soldier turned historian will discuss the life and legacy of Joan of Arc during an upcoming talk at Finger Lakes Community College. Stephen W. Richey, author of “Joan of Arc: The ...

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but gender variance has existed throughout human history. Many Catholic monks and saints were gender-fluid, with some only discovered as such after death. Union ...

While secular art projects around the saint are flourishing in the U.S., it is worth remembering that nothing in her work can be explained without God. St. Joan of Arc is depicted on horseback in an ...

Joan of Arc’s story has everything humans can’t resist: a teenager with absolute conviction, a country in crisis, and adults in power making decisions that range from strategic to deeply embarrassing.

Even before the production debuted, it had inflamed a rancorous debate about sex and gender that plays out almost daily in Britain. By Alex Marshall LONDON — When the playwright Charlie Josephine ...

You may have a passing knowledge of Joan of Arc through pop culture references — Bill and Ted's epic history report, anyone? The Smiths lyrics? — or a dimly remembered World History class or two. But ...

Every once in a while, history surprises us with someone who changes everything. Not a king or conqueror, but an ordinary person who steps into the chaos of their time and refuses to back down. Joan ...

A debate is raging online after a British theater venue announced an upcoming play about Joan of Arc would feature a non-binary person in the lead role. Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London announced ...

Several interesting things in church history happened on Nov. 21. 235 is considered the traditional date for Anterus’ election as pope. He would serve for only a few weeks before being martyred. The ...

I’m pretty sure boasting is not an activity many saints take part in but if they did, no other saint could strut around the pearly gates asking everyone if plays and stories about them written about ...

I was dismayed to see Maureen Corrigan’s positive review of “Joan” by Katherine Chen (Books, Aug. 6). Ms. Chen’s portrayal of St. Joan of Arc as an angry Amazon is a distortion of the historical ...

Jan. 6 marks the traditional start of Carnival season, which means that, once again, the Krewe de Jeanne d’Arc will be getting medieval in the French Quarter. For 14 years, the anachronistic parading ...