A church in East Yorkshire is hosting a series of events to mark its 800th anniversary and to raise funds for its restoration ...

As Lille Catholic University begins its 150th anniversary celebrations, La Croix looks at the history and unique identity of ...

Using the great outdoors as a tonic to the stresses of modern life has surged since covid, and pilgrimages — meditative, ...

Introduction No human civilization—whether large or small, modern or traditional—has ever survived without collectively ...

Venice used new art commissions to help its citizens understand the changing nature of power and quell public anxiety during ...

The history of the papacy is filled with unusual, dramatic events. From a pope put on trial after death to a resignation that ...

The Eurocentric concept of the “Dark Ages” has often obscured the rich, diverse, and sophisticated developments in Africa.

The Gothic cloister has galleries on three sides with three tiers of arches, and the New Church, in modified Baroque style, has three naves. The site has played a leading role in the history of ...

While most physicists would now baulk at angelic forces as an explanation of any natural phenomena, without the medieval belief in angels ... caused quite a few concerns for some 13th-century church ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion — the direct and purposeful taking of the life of the unborn child. In principle, Catholic Christians believe that all life is ...

He is the Bishop of Rome, Vicar of the universal Church, Primate of Italy; hmong others. As the Bishop of Rome he is the head of the Latin or Roman rite. This is by far the largest rite in the Church.

March is National Women’s History Month, and there are many things people do to commemorate that. During the Middle Ages in ...