The beloved blessing of the throats on the feast of St. Blaise has outlasted empires, plagues and revolutions — proving that ...

Luce, the anime-inspired official mascot for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee ... The yellow of the cloak references the ...

A scholar of medieval Christianity explores the history of Christians who spoke out unafraid to risk official censure or even ...

This strange tale, originally told by Gerald of Wales in his 12th century ... the 16th and 17th centuries as a uniquely Catholic art form aimed at celebrating the life, and death, of saints ...

Rome is easily the closest thing you'll ever find to a time machine. Photo / I arrived by sea, pulling in at Civitavecchia ...

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 ...

This strange tale, originally told by Gerald of Wales in his 12th century text “Topographia ... Reformation in the 16th and 17th centuries as a uniquely Catholic art form aimed at celebrating the life ...

Established in the 16th century by two saints, Teresa of Ávila and John of the Cross, the Order of Discalced Carmelites is a Catholic religious order. The name of the Order includes the designati ...

Designed by Simone Legno, the mascot with big blue eyes and blue hair, and rosary beads around her neck, represents a Catholic pilgrim ... Like the 16th-century Swiss image of St. James, she ...

Luce carries symbols that have been associated with pilgrimage in Europe since the 12th century, particularly with the shrine of St. James in northwestern Spain.