Roman Catholic German Emperor Maximilian I is captured in Belgium. 1597: A group of early Japanese Christians, known as ...

In 2011, the design firm Gijs Van Vaerenbergh unveiled a 10-meter-high steel optical illusion that doubles as a church in Borgloon, Belgium ... a newly built Catholic church offers hope and ...

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For the first time in 750 years, the face of St Thomas Aquinas has been reconstructed using forensic science, offering a ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion — the direct and purposeful taking of the life of the unborn child. In principle, Catholic Christians believe that all life is ...

An IMF team led by Jean-François Dauphin visited Brussels to conduct the 2025 Article IV consultation with Belgium. The mission’s discussions (January 22-February 3) took place before the formation of ...

A court has cleared the way for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester to ... to sell the former school and the former St. Alphonsus Church rectory at 10 S. Lewis St. to Dov Popack for $1 million.

In his newly released memoir, Hope, the story of the world that made Jorge Mario Bergoglio — and, by extension, the world ...

Ringing the handheld Sanctus bells during the consecration and elevation of the Host and chalice at Mass is a familiar sound ...

37 In the Eastern rites the Christian initiation of infants also begins with Baptism followed immediately by Confirmation and the Eucharist, while in the Roman rite it is followed by years of ...

In a historic joint pilgrimage to Rome for the 2025 Jubilee, Nordic Catholics were reminded of their mission to bring ...