The Dark History of How the Catholic Church Built Its Massive Wealth

Gold crosses, priceless art, sprawling cathedrals—there’s no denying the Catholic Church is rich. It built its massive wealth ...
National Catholic Register

‘Alive’ Writer Piers Paul Read Pens Tour-de-Force History of Catholic Church

‘I felt I had a vocation,’ says the noted British author about his life’s work. ‘It was what God wanted me to do.’ Piers Paul Read is pictured with book covers of ‘Alive: The Story of the Andes ...
PBS

How Pope Francis made history and reshaped the church in his 12-year papacy

And for some more perspective on the life and legacy of Pope Francis, we turn now to Reverend Thomas Reese, senior analyst for Religion News Service and author of "Inside the Vatican: The Politics and ...
The Christian Post on MSN

This week in Christian history: Henry IV gets absolution after standing barefoot in snow; Pope affirms Council of Trent

Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the death of an Episcopal Church presiding bishop, Pope Pius IV ...
National Catholic Register

Making Reparation in England’s Lost Catholic Churches

The Society of St. Justin Martyr has a simple yet profound three-fold spiritual purpose: to pray in pre-Reformation former places of Catholic worship as an act of reparation for past wrongs, to pray ...