A notorious Bible map from 1525 was accidentally backwards. It changed the world anyway.

Published in Zürich in 1525, Lucas Cranach the Elder’s map came at a moment when the modern idea of nation-states was only ...
America Magazine

Pope Leo in first major document: Love for the poor is not optional for Christians

Pope Leo XIV signs his first apostolic exhortation, "Dilexi Te" ("I Have Loved You"), in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Oct. 4, 2025, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, as ...

First 'Bible map' published 500 years ago still influences how we think about borders, study suggests

The first Bible to feature a map of the Holy Land was published 500 years ago in 1525. The map was initially printed the wrong way round—showing the Mediterranean to the East—but its inclusion set a ...
Catholic News Agency

Pontifical Biblical Commission meets to study new document on Bible and morality

The Pontifical Biblical Commission is holding its annual Plenary Assembly April 20-24 at the Domus Sanctae Marthae at the Vatican on the theme of “Inspiration and Truth in the Bible.” The Assembly ...
Tennessean

Tennessee-endorsed Aitken Bible tied to national movement to erode church and state

A rare edition of the Bible recently named one of Tennessee’s first official state books is an integral part of a nationwide movement to erode the separation of church and state. The Aitken Bible, an ...
Moviefone

In the Beginning: The Bible Stories (1997)

In the Beginning features episodes devoted to most of the major Bible stories of the Old Testament, including the stories of the Creation, Cain and Abel, Noah's Ark, Abraham and Isaac, Joseph, Moses, ...