Pope Francis on Saturday advanced Robert Schuman’s cause for sainthood, authorizing a decree of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints recognizing the French statesman’s heroic virtues. Born in Luxembourg in 1886, Schuman became a French citizen in 1919 and immediately involved himself in politics. He served in various French governments, rising to prominence following

Pope Francis led the traditional Marian devotion from the library of the Apostolic Palace - a concession to the emergency measures in place throughout Italy over the Christmas holiday.

Graeme Garvey on the challenges of creating such a map

Thirty were martyred at the hands of Dutch Calvinists in Brazil

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church

Virginia Rounding's account of Henry VIII's sadism is unremittingly gory but scholarly and well-written, says Simon Caldwell

Fr Hamel was murdered by ISIS terrorists as he celebrated Mass in his Normandy church

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church