Sir Thomas More was beheaded at Tower Hill in 1535 after he refused to acknowledge the monarch as head of the church ...

THE head of Sir Thomas More, the Catholic martyr and former Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII, could soon be dug up, five ...

The Jeoldusan Martyrs’ Shrine in Seoul is a tribute to those killed in the Byeonin Persecution during the rule of the Joseon ...

The Archdiocese of San Antonio will commemorate the 137th anniversary of the birth of Blessed Anacleto González Flores, the ...

Hundreds of Catholic faithful gathered at Saint Joseph Cathedral to pay tribute to Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi, who was ...

COMMENTARY: The ancient witness of the Eastern Catholic Churches may hold the key to healing divisions and reviving true ...

With the university’s ten-year anniversary approaching, Fr Shamasha, its Provost, spoke to Vatican News about its original ...

François-Benjamin May (1870-1909), a member of the Marist Brothers congregation, has been recognised as a 'blessed' by the ...

DO you think history should be left in the past? One Islander doesn’t think so – and is bringing a particularly brutal time in our sister island’s history back into focus in her new historical fiction ...

Henry VIII’s close adviser was resolute in upholding secular and spiritual authorities over individual judgment. When it came ...

The Church of England is weighing plans to exhume and enshrine the head of St. Thomas More , the patron saint of statesmen and politicians, in time for the 500th anniversary of his 1535 martyrdom.

Pupils at a primary school in Sunderland love discovering more about religious education and are passionate about using their learning to make a positive difference, according to the Catholic Schools ...