To convey how all-encompassing the Roman Catholic Church was during the Middle Ages, the historian R.W. Southern once offered ...

Pope Leo XIV has stepped into the position of leader of the Catholic Church at a time when the church in the United States is ...

The last three popes each chose very different paths between Rome and home—sometimes confrontational, sometimes aloof.

The Borgias became prominent in both ecclesiastical and political affairs, producing two popes: Alfons de Borja, who ruled as ...

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COMMENTARY: Pope Leo XIV is the first true missionary to lead the Catholic Church since Christ chose St. Peter.

Many know the years before the Renaissance and Enlightenment that followed as Europe’s “Dark Ages,” a time ... people absent from Middle Age societies. Though the Catholic Church taught ...

As pope, Leo XIV has focused clearly on peace policy, swiftly addressing the Ukraine and Gaza wars. He thus joins the ...

Under a strong spring sun, hundreds of men processed past ancient Roman ruins carrying statues of the crucified Christ and ...

A few days ago, with a sunny, cool morning to spare in Ribadeo, I wandered the streets and struck up a conversation with a ...

Bromfield baseball heads into the postseason with a 16-2 record and a big reason for that is contributions from four members ...

Spain’s confraternities often make headlines in the foreign press as their Holy Week processions have become a tourist ...