After witnessing a string of fireballs streak across the sky in North America in 1860, the landscape painter rendered the scene from memory, capturing the peculiar beauty and perhaps incomprehensible ...

The first American canonized by the Roman Catholic Church — just like the first American chosen as pope — once walked among the people of Chicago.

EDUCATION to an ordinary person means no more than the process of passing across and imbibing or learning the practices, ways ...

Those the church rejected were composed much later, which, as Pagels knows, automatically raises questions about their ...

Catholic opposition to the death penalty is relatively new in the church’s history, but has helped shape public debate.

This 600-year-old ‘Crucifixion’ fresco has been restored to its original splendor, thanks to the support of U.S. nonprofit ...

Current government campaigns to deport immigrants, expel foreign students, defund scientific funding, and dismantle all ...

René Descartes, the founder of modern philosophy, was furiously condemned by his contemporaries. Why did they fear him?

It is a tale that still echoes through the region, with the parish church being named St Serf’s Kirk in his honour. The ...

Discover comprehensive information about Connecticut, including its iconic flag, detailed map, diverse geography, rich ...

The Catholic encyclopedia : an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline, and history of the Catholic Church by Charles George Herbermann Publication date 1907 Topics ...