Adolphe Adam (1803-1856) was a French composer best known for the ballet Giselle and the Christmas carol O Holy Night. He also wrote many works for the Paris Opera and taught at the Paris ...

Pope Francis spent another "peaceful night" in Rome's Gemelli Hospital following his recent breathing difficulties, the Vatican announced on Sunday. "The pope is still resting following a peaceful ...

Being an organist might seem like a solitary job, but German maestro Leo Krämer never feels too far from his listeners.

spent a "calm night", the Vatican said on Sunday, after reporting he was in a stable condition. "The pope is still resting," the Holy See said in its latest health update on the 88-year-old head ...

Why did Churchill want to overthrow Metaxas? - The dinner with the English & the onset of the illness - Details from the days ...

Netanyahu said he plans to convene his ministerial team on Saturday night to hear from the negotiators ... and Muslims continued marking the holy month of Ramadan. Some 80,000 Muslim worshippers ...

What do Mariah Carey, the cast of Glee and South Park's Eric Cartman have in common? They've all recorded the Christmas classic O Holy Night. This Christian favourite is a powerful hymn that reduces ...

When he was just 17 years old, German artist Anselm Kiefer retraced the footsteps of Vincent van Gogh from the Netherlands through Belgium and into France. Now, more than half a century later ...

Friedrich Merz's conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD), who are in negotiations to form a coalition after a national election last month, will put their proposals to the German parliament ...