(The Conversation) — Saints are recognized for exceptional virtue and faith. But some also are commemorated for their scholarship. In early centuries, Christians executed in the Roman Empire for ...

Ever wonder how many popes there have been in the Catholic Church? With news of Pope Francis' health on the minds of many around the world, the line of papal succession has become a topic of ...

For the first time in centuries the ordination of women is on the table in the Roman Catholic Church. It has arisen as a real possibility through the Synod on Synodality, which was launched by Pope ...

The death of Pope Francis, after a very public diminishment, closes a signal chapter in Catholic history with absolutely no certainty about who or what comes next. Rather than reflexively corralling ...