Pope Pius IX instituted the feast of the Sacred Heart for the entire church in 1856, while pilgrimages to Paray-le-Monial became more frequent and massive. The construction of Montmartre from the ...

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

Papal elections aren't always as dramatic as "Conclave," a new film starring Ralph Fiennes, but the history behind the process is.

(Photo: Mossot/Wikimedia Commons) The Vatican announced October 21 the publishing date and title of Pope Francis's new encyclical, "Dilexit Nos" (“He Loved Us”), an encyclical on the human and ...

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

Congregation Torat Emet will host Rabbi Jeremy Wieder for his class, “Between Jew and Gentile: The Disputation in Paris and ...

How much are houses selling for in your area? Check this list of deed transfers, $80,000 and greater, recorded Sept. 9-15, 2024 in Marion County.

Highlights include three large fragments from the 13th century decretals of Pope Gregory IX, created to organize and clarify the laws of the Roman Catholic Church. They hold what Leith calls the ...

Only people with a high IQ can spot the number '6' in 10 secondsIn honor of Halloween, a new brainteaser challenges people to ...

N o other 19 th century author is as omnipresent in today’s pop culture as Edgar Allan Poe. He has “guest-starred” on the animated series South Park and The Simpsons and bee ...

As Halloween is approaching, black cats around Herefordshire are in for a spooky season. On Friday 13, we asked our readers to send photos of ...