The history of the papacy is filled with unusual, dramatic events. From a pope put on trial after death to a resignation that ...

Military reverses forced Napoleon to release the Pope, and on May 24th 1814, Pius VII returned in triumph to Rome. Twelve months later, the Pope decreed that the feast of Mary Help of Christians ...

By opening a nunciature in the Southeast Asian country in 1950, the Holy See made a great contribution to the development of the post-colonial world, and unity among the country’s many religious ...

Israel’s Chief Rabbi, Yisrael Meir Lau, said he was disappointed the pope did not make specific reference to the Holocaust or the silence of many Catholics, including then Pope Pius XII ... s roots ...

For further reading, I would recommend Humanae Vitae by Pope Paul VI; Casti Connubii by Pope Pius XI; and Familiaris Consortio "The Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World" by John Paul II.

Pope Pius XI taught that married couples could use ... Here are some things for your friend to consider. 1) Pope Paul VI’s encyclical Humanae Vitae completely endorses NFP as a morally good ...

Included in the painting are figures of the local bishop as well as Pope Pius XII (who consecrated the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1942), Pope John XXIII and Pope Paul VI.

It is claimed that no Pope condemned slavery until then. According to one modern theologian: "...one can search in vain through the interventions of the Holy See - those of Pius V, Urban VIII and ...

Pope Pius XII said: "The Scapular is a practice of ... In our own times, Pope Paul VI said: "Let the faithful hold in high esteem the practices and devotions to the Blessed Virgin ...