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, ...

To convey how all-encompassing the Roman Catholic Church was during the Middle Ages, the historian R.W. Southern once offered ...

Originally founded a century ago, the Swiss Catholic Women’s Federation was established to preserve Catholic life in families ...

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Fundamentalism is a quintessentially American form of religious expression, but one we associate almost exclusively with ...

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, second from right, campaigns in 2002 for Connecticut Democratic gubernatorial candidate ...

On "Preach," Anthony SooHoo, S.J., draws on unexpected images from Celtic Christianity in his homily for Pentecost, Year C.

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

The pope must defend the family from the state‘s attacks while promoting peace and asserting independence from state power.