Justin Welby’s predecessors have at times met gruesome fates — being stabbed or burned at the stake — but over 16 centuries ...

I'm a historian of the medieval papacy and editor of the forthcoming three volumes of the Cambridge History of the Papacy. So ...

we should take a moment to wish a happy 250th birthday to Pope Gregory XVI — a pope to remember. Two hundred fifty years ago, in September 1765, Gregory XVI-to-be was born to an aristocratic ...

Each church is distinct and autonomous, but all share a history and beliefs with the Church of England. The Anglican ...

New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond submitted his resignation to the pope on his 75th birthday Tuesday, as required by ...

What do Julius Caesar, Pope Gregory XII and the Hebrew calendar have to do with one another? It’s a centuries long story that ...

Bernard, also known as St. Bernard of Menthon, lived from about 1020–1081 in what are now the countries of France, ...

The continued chaos, as well as cardinals' lengthy negotiations and ongoing external influences, pushed Pope Gregory X to act. In 1274, he instituted the decree "Ubi periculum." The first words of ...

Archbishop Gregory Aymond celebrates his 75th birthday on Tuesday, Nov. 12, and it could be a pivotal moment for the ...

All Saints Day as it is known today began in 735 when Pope Gregory III dedicated a chapel in St. Peter's Basilica in honor of all the saints. The chapel was meant to house relics of the martyrs an ...

NEW ORLEANS — Archbishop Gregory Aymond is submitting his resignation Tuesday ... Precisely when he retires is up to Pope ...

The continued chaos, as well as cardinals’ lengthy negotiations and ongoing external influences, pushed Pope Gregory X to act ...