When Paul III was elected in 1534, hopes arose across Christendom that this pope would at last reform and reunite the Church. During his fifteen-year reign, though, Paul's engagement with reform was ...

Unfortunately the practice of slavery did not end. Even though far from being a saint, Pope Paul III in 1537 issued a Bull against slavery, entitled Sublimis Deus, to the universal Church.

placed on the papal throne adopting the name John Paul III. The new pope seems perfect, but he conceals secrets and a certain fragility. And he immediately understands that it will not be easy to ...

Pleasure-loving Pope Leo X was not the right person to bring reform. But a later pope, Paul III (1534–1549), appointed a commission to examine the state of the church. The commission’s report ...

For the first time in 10 years, Pope Francis met Wednesday with His Holiness Aram I, the leader of the Armenian Church of ...

While Xavier traveled to Lisbon, Pope Paul III formally recognized his and Ignatius's followers as a religious order: the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits. At the request of King John III, Xavier was ...

LAPLACE, La. — No. 8 Pope John Paul II defeated No. 1 St. Charles Catholic, 2-1 Friday night in game two of their Division III Select quarterfinal series. With two outs in the bottom of the ...

When Pope Sixtus III (432- 440) asked for donations to restore the Basilica ... has always been regarded with special favor by the Apostolic See. Pope Paul II (1464-1471) called for an investigation ...

Check out the nominees for each sport that will be featured in the Middle Tennessee Sports Awards show set for Monday in ...

The imposing facade was built by Pope Eugene III (1145-1153). Among its great treasures is a painting ... on the heads of Mary and the child Jesus on the miraculous image. Pope Paul V (1605-1621) ...

September 12, 1995, His Holiness Pope John Paul II named him Bishop of Norwich ... He was pre-deceased by his brothers John J. Hart, III, Joseph Hart, Francis Hart and Paul Hart. Most Reverend Michael ...

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats have announced their first headlining arena tour ahead of the release of their fourth ...