I'm a historian of the medieval papacy and editor of the forthcoming three volumes of the Cambridge History of the Papacy. So ...

"The blessed Apostles, then, founded and built up the church in Rome. They committed the office of bishop into the hands of Linus. Of this, Linus, Paul makes mention in the Epistles to Timothy.

After a Vatican summit on the future of the Catholic Church that ended without enacting any major reforms, Pope Francis is ...

Pope Francis may visit Corsica for a December 14-15 conference organized by the Diocese of Ajaccio. He would be the first ...

By law, a pope possesses supreme executive, legislative and judicial authority in the Catholic Church, meaning there simply ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE -Pope Francis attends a session of the 16th General Assembly ...

Rockville Centre officials contend the church is doing some of that work. Bishop John Barres, head of the diocese, "works ...

(Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) I’m a historian of the medieval papacy and editor of the forthcoming three volumes of the ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis issued the fourth encyclical of his papacy on Thursday, denouncing a world that “is losing its heart” during times of global turmoil marked by “wars ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis issued the fourth encyclical of his papacy on Thursday, denouncing a world that ''is losing its heart'' during times of global turmoil marked by ''wars, socio ...

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