The story of Daphne depicts metamorphosis as the process by which living bodies are converted into everlasting symbols of culture, as the laurel that symbolizes Roman imperium, or power, arises from a moment of desperate resistance.

The Latin verb system we memorize today is just the end result of years and years of linguistic evolution. Like any other language, Latin's verb system didn't just appear fully formed.

Most people hear the word "Latin" and imagine a single, unified language. But is it really?

He didn’t speak like a god. He didn’t even claim to be a philosopher. What he left behind wasn’t certainty, it was sincerity. A record of his efforts, a manual for returning to what really matters in life.

The election of Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, marks an important moment in history with the first American Pope.