As early as 785, the Council of Paderborn, in what is now Germany, outlawed belief in the efficacy of magic. The Second Lateran Council, 350 years later, condemned magic outright, and threatened those ...

Cardinal Marcello Semeraro outlines the journey to canonization. Even from his hospital bed, Pope Francis wanted to make sure ...

Pope Pius XI signed the Lateran Treaty of 1929 ... World War II and Pope John XXIII (1958–1963) initiated the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965), which modernized the Church’s approach ...

Imagine a bustling town where a man named David owns a shop that sells the finest quality bread. His store is renowned not only for its centuries-old recipes but also for the exceptional service ...

The ordinance in that case passed the first hurdle, but not the second. The parallel to the Washington legislation is obvious. It may be facially neutral by applying to clergy of all religious ...

The second ecumenical council ... In the words of the Fourth Lateran Council (1215), 'Each of the persons is that supreme reality, viz., the divine substance, essence or nature.' ...

He was ordained to the priesthood in the Basilica of St John Lateran in Rome on the 21 February 1959 by ... Bishop Walsh was one of the founder members of the Catholic Marriage Advisory Council, ...

Council tax for empty and second homes in Watford is set to rise in an attempt to free up housing stock. At its meeting yesterday (Tuesday, March 11), Watford Borough Council confirmed plans to ...