Pope Pius IV appointed a spy ­master, Antonio Ghislieri, who would become known as the “shadow Pope”, to build up an intelligence network to combat the Church’s enemies including England.

I couldn’t help but think of the Corsican upstart seizing the imperial crown from Pope Pius VII and proclaiming himself emperor in the dark sacristy of Notre Dame 221 years ago. At a time when ...

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 ...

To many people, concerned only with its fundamental thesis, Humanae Vitae seemed to be a pure and simple repetition of the traditional doctrine of the Church. Its original nuances escaped them.

On February 11, Orthodox believers honor the memory of the holy martyr Vlasius, Bishop of Sebastia, the blessed Prince ...

Yet it has not always been this way. It was only with Pope Pius IX in the mid-19th century that the papacy would become so visible. He was the first to have his picture widely displayed in ...

COMMENTARY: ‘Hope,’ which is not what it claims to be and is less than it ought to be, nevertheless gives glimpses into how ...

Even the new Holocaust Museum in New York unjustly criticized Pope Pius XII for being silent during World War II. The Church has recently spoken on this topic. The Israeli consul, Pinchas E.