In his zeal to set an example for monastic reform, Bernard lived a life of such penance that his health suffered and his ...

In 1173, the ceremony was fixed on the Feast of the Ascension, and in 1177, Pope Alexander III gave the doge of the city a ...

and in 1179 Pope Alexander III ruled that all cardinals would have an equal vote in the election. In 1274, Pope Gregory X decided that the cardinals must meet within 10 days of a pope's death ...

A cademic freedom is under assault in the U.S. This attack has included state censorship of educational materials and ...

From Tinos to Crete and from distant Costa Rica to France, every corner of the Christian world has a special page in its ...

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Those rotating red, white, and blue poles outside barbershops have become an icon. At first glance, youd probably assume barber pole origins are patriotic. But the reality is pretty gruesome. Barbers ...

Ascending to the papal throne earlier in the century, Pope Calixtus III was a Borgia ... when Rodrigo became Pope Alexander VI. Her father’s accession changed Lucrezia’s life forever.

The king’s piety had greatly endeared him to his people and he came to be regarded as a saint long before he was officially canonised as Saint and Confessor by Pope Alexander III in 1161. The term ...

Pope Alexander III canonized St. Bernard of Clairvaux in 1174. During the 19th century, Pope Pius VIII declared him a doctor of the Church. The Catholic News Agency (CNA) Staff are a team of ...

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