Now the ‘Hitler’s Pope’ calumny has been so comprehensively discredited, there is no reason for Pope Pius’s cause to be obstructed any longer

A selection of images from Paul Koudounaris's new book, Heavenly Bodies: Cult Treasures & Spectacular Saints from the Catacombs

The fate of James IV of Scots seems to point to a tradition that left the Tudors inured to the mistreatment of the dead

Pope Francis offers words of encouragement to diocesan priests in Rome

Father Joseph Mwaganbwa hospitalised with burns to his face, chest, thighs and legs

Archbishop Timothy P Broglio says 'respect for life must be restored to the fabric of America'

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