She said: “The Renaissance’s embrace of humanism and individual experience created a fertile ground for exploring themes of sexuality, which were often interwoven with art, philosophy ...

Written in the mid-fifteenth century, Pope Pius II’s Commentaries are the only known autobiography of a reigning pontiff and a fundamental text in the history of Renaissance humanism.

His own educational vision was deeply influenced by Renaissance humanism. By the time of his death, the Jesuits were directing 33 colleges and universities. Today there are 112 Jesuit institutions of ...