The Reformation split the Church into Catholic and Protestant factions, creating two roads to salvation - both of which claimed to be true. So it was very important to people that the Scottish state ...

It was followed by the Catholic Counter-Reformation, mainly through the Council of Trent which, ending in 1563, brought about a religious renewal in the Catholic Church. But this renewal ...

“Hereditary states are much less difficult to hold than new states. If such a ruler is ordinarily diligent and competent his government will always be secure.” Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince (1532) ...

Myers continues to write on confession and penance, expanding and intensifying the themes first explored in "Poor, Sinning Folk": Confession and the Making of Consciences in Counter-Reformation ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion — the direct and purposeful taking of the life of the unborn child. In principle, Catholic Christians believe that all life is ...

The Catholic Church is truly universal since it unites so many diverse rites, whose members share a common faith. Latest news Nearly 2 dozen bishops visit remote community of ‘banished ...

Paul VI that if Eastern Christians agree on a way to determine a common date for Easter, the Catholic Church would accept it. Artificial intelligence or any other technology that worsens ...

A top Vatican official for evangelization has called for promoting friendship and respect between people of different religious traditions to counter ... reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s ...

Read our pick of the best Los Angeles art exhibitions to see this month, from Mr.’s neo-pop aesthetics at Perrotin to Frieze LA at Santa Monica Airport.