Queen Elizabeth II reigned for seven decades, so she obviously did more than most monarchs. However, her son Charles ...

With Pope Leo XIV set to proclaim of Saint John Henry Newman as a doctor of the Church Nov. 1, let’s consider what criterion ...

With St. John Henry Newman set to become a doctor of the church, OSV News explores the criterion used to make someone a ...

Michele Ghislieri, later St. Pius V, was born in Bosco, northern Italy, in 1504 and ordained a Dominican priest in 1528. Recognizing his holiness and learning, his community elected him prior four ...

Morrissey pointed to Pope Pius V’s 1567 edict that prohibited bullfighting under the threat of excommunication. Morrissey in 2006. (photo: Charlie Llewellin / CC BY ...

From saints and scholars to fearless reformers, these popes didn’t just shape Church history — they shaped my life of faith. Sts. Augustine and Gregory are depicted in "Non Angli sed Angeli si ...

Pius the Fifth, the Dominican friar Ghisleri, and better known in his time as Cardinal Alexandrini, was the child of poor parents, . . . This portrait was taken from the mission of San Ignacio, where ...

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (Reuters) - It may come as a surprise to most people, but about 40 children were born in the bedroom of the pope at the pontifical summer residence south of Rome. Now that ...

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