Crowds flock to newest Catholic saint in Assisi — a millennial teen whose ordinariness is the draw
Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have been pouring into the medieval hilltop town of Assisi in Italy to venerate the ...
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Women Played a More Important Role in Producing Medieval Manuscripts Than Previously Thought
During the Middle Ages, it was common to find monks huddled over their desks, painstakingly copying manuscripts by hand. But ...
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Who’s St. Francis, whose love for the poor, creation, and peace inspires Pope Francis?
St. Francis is the medieval Catholic saint whose spirituality focused on loving the poor, creation, and peace. ASSISI, Italy — As Pope Francis entered his third week in a hospital battling pneumonia, ...
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People and Ideas: Europe
For centuries, the Catholic Church straddled the world of medieval Europe ... stronghold and expelled Jews who refused to convert to Roman Catholicism. With the Jews gone and the Moors defeated ...
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Wells – the cathedral rediscovering its Catholic heritage
At first glance, Vicars’ Close looks chocolate box perfect. Linked to Wells Cathedral by a 15th-century tower and bridge, the ...