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

Pope Francis addressed the bishops of the United States on Tuesday about the country’s ongoing mass deportation of ...

Jan. 17 (UPI) --Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn. They include: Advertisement -- Pope Pius V in 1504 -- American statesman/scientist/writer Benjamin Franklin in 1706 ...

then removed from the calendar by Pope Pius V in the mid 16th century. Pope Sixtus V later reestablished the feast in 1585, and it is still celebrated today, commemorating the faith of her parents ...

Many welcomed his opening of the documents concerning Pope Pius XII’s leadership and silences during the Holocaust — Pius never publicly condemned the Nazi genocide against the Jews.

For this reason this date has been chosen as the feast of the Holy Rosary. In 1573 Pope Pius V instituted the feast in thanksgiving for the decisive victory of Christianity over Islamism.

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins January 18. How was the ecumenical movement born? What have been its major advances? A look back at the history of the rapprochement of Christians which, ...

But it was only made official by Pope Pius V in 1570. Mainly, in Vatican City and throughout Rome and Italy, people celebrate Saint Joseph’s Day by attending special masses, joining in parades, ...

An early 20th century electric shock machine, a rare Oriental opium pipe and gold sovereign coins worth in total an estimated close to £30,000 are among items from the bishop’s house in Newry going ...

The pope has closely followed the response of U.S. prelates to the president's attacks on migrants and he expects them to ...

Visit the homepage for more information. It is generally held by scholars that Pope Pius XII made very significant and notable contributions to Marian theology, public piety and devotion to Our Lady.