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 ...

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

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

(The Conversation) — At a time when so much violence and war are ravaging the world, a scholar of medieval Christianity explains Catholic views on the morality of warfare and the value of ...

Carlo Acutis is set to be canonized by Pope Leo XIV on September 7. The same day, Fr. Sterowski and his parish will ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...