They include the execution of Edmund Campion, the deposing of Pope John XII, and Daniel Lindley leaving for South Africa. Edmund Campion martyred – Dec. 1, 1581 This week marks the anniversary ...

King Charles and Queen Camilla will make a State Visit to the Holy See in April. It is an historic moment as the Supreme ...

John XII actually met his demise because of a tryst: A jealous husband discovered his wife in bed with the pope, and the man proceeded to severely beat the him. John XII died three days later.

The feast of the Holy Trinity, which is celebrated on the Sunday after Pentecost, was established for the whole Western Church in 1134 by pope John XII. The Angelic Trisagion is said for the three ...