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Pope Francis has appointed 21 new cardinals – an expert on medieval Christianity explains what it...
The Conversation Canada via Yahoo Canada News· 9 months agoOn Sept. 30, 2023, Pope Francis swore in 21 clergymen as new members of the College of Cardinals....
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI: Former pontiff once dubbed ‘God’s rottweiler’ whose resignation was...
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoThe man born Joseph Ratzinger spent many decades as a key figure in Catholicism, writes Paul...
Pope Benedict XVI: A man at odds with the modern world who leaves a legacy of intellectual...
The Conversation Canada via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoPope Benedict XVI waves as he is driven through a crowd during his weekly general audience, in St....
The keeper of the Vatican’s secrets is retiring. Here’s what he wants you to know
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoThe Vatican has been trying for years to debunk the idea that its vaunted secret archives are all...
Revered by Hemingway and visited by popes, why Cuba's small patron saint is such a huge symbol
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoOne religious icon unites Cubans: The Virgin of Charity of Cobre. Cuba's patron saint is venerated...
On This Day, Sept. 3: 5th deadliest Atlantic hurricane hits Dominican Republic
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 10 months agoOn Sept. 3, 1930, a Category 4 hurricane struck the Dominican Republic, killing at least 2,000...
Famous birthdays for Nov. 21: Bella twins, Troy Aikman
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoBrie Bella (L) and Nikki Garcia walk on the runway at the 15th annual Red Dress Collection fashion...
Today-History-May27
The Canadian Press - Olympics 2022 via Yahoo Canada Sports· 1 month agoToday in History for May 27: In 1534, Jacques Cartier explored Belle Isle on his second voyage to Canada. In 1564, John Calvin, a leader of the Protestant Reformation, died in Geneva at age ...
Irish referendum: how the Catholic church shaped Ireland’s constitution to define the status of...
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoIt has been 87 years since feminist and activist Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington declared that the new 1937 Irish constitution was based on a “fascist model, in which women would be relegated to permanent ...