The July 7 event at Canterbury is evidence of a growing interest in shrines, saints and relics in the Church of England, ...

One of the most unifying elements of the Medieval Period was the Roman Catholic Church. All classes and ranks of people, whether that be nobles, peasants or tradesmen, were profoundly affected by ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered “sensational” artifacts beneath a historic monastery in Poland — offering a glimpse into ...

No wonder Catholic progress is measured in centuries not nanoseconds. Conclave was a popular movie with an odd ending that got audiences worldwide interested in this largely occult process. But an ...

To convey how all-encompassing the Roman Catholic Church was during the Middle Ages, the historian R.W. Southern once offered a striking analogy: The medieval church, he wrote in 1970, was “a ...

A ROAD in the heart of York gave way to a sinkhole and exposed a vital part of the city’s past. Archaeologists have found the ...

He also oversaw the ecumenical council at Chalcedon in A.D. 451, which is where the Roman Catholic Church affirmed the dual nature of Christ as divine and human. Pope Leo I set a high bar for all ...

The Roman Catholic church is the only religious body that is, at the same time, a sovereign political state—with ambassadors, diplomatic immunity and seats at international forums.

Pope Leo XIV has said there should be no tolerance in the Catholic Church for any type of abuse, and called for 'transparent ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the first pope from the United States in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. ... NBC 10 speaks to medieval scholar from University of Rhode Island.

A medieval woman more beloved in traditional Catholic histories is St. Adelaide of Italy, the consort, mother and grandmother, respectively, of the first three Holy Roman emperors named Otto.