Articles
2 Popes Meet: Egyptian Copt and Pope Francis
(VATICAN CITY) -- Two popes are praying together at the Vatican, one Catholic and one Orthodox. The head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt, Pope Tawadros...
Pope Francis to Get Simple Coat of Arms, Ring
(VATICAN CITY) — Pope Francis is mixing his Argentine past with his Roman present to create his new papal coat of arms, while harking back to a pope associated...
26 Years Ago in TIME
A decade after the Second Vatican Council and two years before the death of Pope Paul VI, the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH in the U.S. was struggling. Membership was in...
THE CHURCH
Fishmongers, rejoice. If the U.S. Roman Catholic bishops have their way, the eating of fish on Fridays may once again become a habit for American Catholics. When...
Religion: A Fighter Bows Out
Lawrence Cardinal Shehan, 76, is a slight (5 ft. 5 in.), self-effacing prelate who as Archbishop of Baltimore has been a tenacious fighter for liberal causes...
Photo Essays
When the Catholic Church Met the Modern World: Photos From Vatican II
As monumental as the election of a new pope has always been and always will be for Catholics around the world, other (very) occasional events in the life of the...
LIFE at the Vatican: Digging Through History Beneath St. Peter’s
The walled, pint-sized city-state known as the Vatican physically takes up around 100 acres in the center of Rome, but occupies a vast, measureless space in the...
