Mary McAleese is reported as saying the ... This was codified in Roman law, on which Church law was based. The contribution of women during two world wars, their achievements in higher education ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently ... For instance, St. Basil in a letter to Bishop Amphilochius (374) clearly pronounces the Church’s teaching: "A woman who has deliberately destroyed ...

It may surprise most people to know that there are many different rites within the Catholic ... Latin or Roman rite. This is by far the largest rite in the Church. It was founded by St. Peter ...

Today will see any early sunshine replaced by cloud building in from the west through the morning. This will bring a few showers and patches of rain spreading eastwards during the afternoon ...

On the day after his election, Pope Francis went to pray before a Byzantine icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which is found in the Pauline (or Borghese) Chapel of the Roman Basilica of Saint Mary ...

The origins of this festival of love, which dates back at least to the medieval era, remain obscure, as does the identity of the Roman martyr honored by the Church on this date. Saint Valentine is ...