Pope Francis, first pontiff in centuries to publish an autobiography while in office, shares personal stories, reflections on ...

It was introduced into the Roman Catholic Church in the 15th century by Pope Gregory XI, then removed from the calendar by Pope Pius V in the mid 16th century. Pope Sixtus V later reestablished ...

For centuries, librarians at Portugal's University of Coimbra library hid Jewish texts from Catholic fanatics and ... the handwritten Bible from the 15th century is perfectly preserved.

Spain’s Catholic Church has excommunicated a group of 10 nuns after they refused to renounce their allegiance to a rebel ...