Blessed Pius IX’s successor, Pope Leo XIII, went on to dedicate an encyclical letter to devotion to St. Joseph — Quamquam Pluries. “Joseph became the guardian, the administrator ...

“Orthodox change nothing,” Father Sava adds. “The faith that was delivered to the saints,” Martin agrees. We pause before a ...

C onsidered to be one of the last Gaelic kings, the real Macbeth MacFindlaech wasn’t the murderous, terrible character of ...

Pope Pius IX himself came to visit the shrine. He stood quietly before it for a long time and then exclaimed: “How beautiful she is!”. Pope Leo XIII, the next pontiff, had a copy of the ...

The pope could wake up tomorrow and allow priests ... great reforming popes like Leo IX and Gregory VII insisted that henceforth the priesthood would be celibate. This decision greatly ...

Blessed Pius IX’s successor, Pope Leo XIII, went on to dedicate an encyclical letter to devotion to St. Joseph — Quamquam Pluries. “Joseph became the guardian, the administrator, and the legal ...

Eguisheim’s Place du Château, aka Saint-Leon square, is named for native son Pope Leo IX. Photogenic is an understatement here. Rising high above the sun-baked Occitan valleys, this 13th-century ...

Here are eight of the most scandalous popes in Church history, remembered not for their holiness but for the chaos, ...

Pope Francis’s encyclical, Laudato Si’, was published almost 10 years ago. This environmental text sought to move the ...

Pope Francis’s encyclical, Laudato Si’, was published almost 10 years ago. This environmental text sought to move the ...