Pope Leo XIV

'England and The Papacy in the Early Middle Ages', by Benjamin Savill

england and the papacy in the early middle ages benjamin savill oxford university press, £83, 352 pages relations between england and the pa...
John Ritzema

The problem (and danger) of knowing absolutely everything

the esoteric fifteenth century philosopher pico dell miranda, was so confident as a polymath that he wrote a treatise called de omni re scib...
Horace Gates

Clash of the Prefects: An Olympian struggle between two opposed theological visions

clash of the titans is a nearly 50-year-old fantasy action film based on ancient greek mythology. since 2013, quite a few catholics have rep...
Diana Montagna

Pax Mongolica: Pope Francis praises the unifying legacy of Genghis Khan

ulaanbaatar – standing in a country that borders both russia and china, pope francis on saturday praised what he called mongolia’s foreign p...
Elise Allen

Religion and the Rise of Sport in England, by Hugh McLeod

religion and the rise of sport in england hugh mcleod oxford university press, £30, 304 pages a visitor from 200 years ago, landing in engla...
Dr Mark Chapman

Pope curses 'delinquent' priests who withhold absolution

priests should grant absolution in the confessional even when the penitent has no intention to repent, the pope has said in a speech which h...
Simon Caldwell

Fighting for the papacy

victorian crusaders: british and irish volunteers in the papal army, 1860-1870 by nicholas schofield helion & co, 223 pages, £29.95 if o...
Serenhedd James

Pope urges Muslim world to ditch the death penalty during historic trip to Bahrain

pope francis has spoken out against the death penalty in the historic first papal visit to the kingdom of bahrain. the holy father included ...
Simon Caldwell

Clericalism vs Synodality: how does the Pope reconcile Order of Malta overhaul with other reforms?

last weekend, pope francis issued a new constitution for the order of malta, appointing a provisional sovereign council as part of an ongoin...
The Catholic Herald

Pope issues new constitution for Order of Malta, with a bitter aftertaste

pope francis has issued a new constitution for the order of malta, appointing a provisional sovereign council as part of an ongoing renewal ...
The Catholic Herald