Since the Middle Ages, the Holy See has positioned itself as the preeminent mediator for international conflicts regardless ...

One of the most unifying elements of the Medieval Period was the Roman Catholic Church. All classes and ranks of people, ...

The last three popes each chose very different paths between Rome and home—sometimes confrontational, sometimes aloof.

Catholics suffer from widespread ignorance of important, historical precedents of both female and lay ecclesial leadership.

(RNS) — Two years ago, Pope Francis denounced what he called “a very strong, organized, reactionary attitude” within the American Catholic church ... of the High Middle Ages.

What the Catechism of the Catholic Church says on "The Trinity:" 232 ... It is the most fundamental and essential teaching in the 'hierarchy of the truths of faith'. [GCD 43.] ...

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a moment of global ...

Their campaign for the welcoming church of Pope Francis comes as a few cardinals have used the pre-conclave meetings to bash Francis' efforts to invite laity — Catholic faithful who are not ...