As I meandered through the lively open-air market in Rouen, the air was filled with the scent of freshly baked bread, blooming flowers, and the occasional waft of fresh fish. Stalls brimmed with ...
St. Jeanne d’Arc (Joan of Arc) is celebrated on the French liturgical calendar on May 30 as co-patroness of France. Seeking her intercession, there is currently an ongoing nine-year national novena in ...
When he was a boy walking the streets in Hannibal, Missouri, pages from a biography of Joan of Arc (1412-1431) were swept up to Samuel Clemens’ feet. Upon reading the strewn pages, Clemens inquired of ...
More than 600 years after her birth, Joan of Arc — a patron saint of France — remains an object of not just historical, but cultural fascination. Over the summer, we’ve witnessed Chappell Roan’s armor ...
Scott Alexander, the noted rationalist blogger, has a feature where guest writers pen book reviews and essays for his site, and this week an anonymous writer reviewed the historical literature on Joan ...
The St. Joan of Arc Carnival runs through Saturday. An updated security is in effect as a precaution. The carnival has existed for five decades. EVESHAM TWP., Pa. - A more than 50-year-old carnival in ...
Joan of Arc’s character wearing pink Converse shoes and belting out pop songs on stage is like nothing anyone has ever seen. That’s not just because this military heroine and these modern hits are ...
Read full article: Man shot in head, hospitalized after West Side shooting, SAPD says Prop B on Nov. 4 ballot asks whether to use county venue tax to fund up to $311M of arena’s construction NEW ...
Some of our city’s most beautiful statues are dedicated to iconic women from the pages of history. Eleanor Roosevelt, Irish immigrant Annie Moore, and Harriet Tubman are among the few real-life women ...