Articles
Pope Francis Gives Church Hundreds of New Saints
Pope Francis on Sunday gave the Catholic Church new saints, including hundreds of 15th-century martyrs who were beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam, as he...
Benedict XVI Returns to Vatican for First Time
(VATICAN CITY) — Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI came home to the Vatican on Thursday for the first time since he resigned Feb. 28, beginning an unprecedented era...
Marco Rubio Says His Immigration Bill Can’t Pass the House
A sweeping immigration bill in the Senate ran into criticism Tuesday from advocates who complained it puts up undue barriers to citizenship for millions here...
Man Stabs NM Churchgoers, Sends 4 to Hospital
(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) -- Just as the St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church choir began its final hymn, a man vaulted over pews and lashed out at the singers, sending...
RI on Way to Be 10th State to Allow Gay Marriage
(PROVIDENCE, R.I.) — Rhode Island is on a path to becoming the 10th state to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry after a landmark vote in the state's Senate...
Photo Essays
Say Goodbye to Hollywood: LIFE With Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier, 1956
Before William and Kate, before Charles and Di, before Liz and Dick (I and II), before any of the “storybook” weddings of the past several decades, there was the...
Easter Passion, Re-Enacting the Crucifixion in Indonesia
In a ceremony that mixes Christian devotion with Filipino folk tradition, Catholic believers throughout Indonesia re-enact the crucifixion of Christ on Good...
Time.com Specials
Top 10 Skulls
In the Christian tradition, the days that follow Halloween commemorate the souls of exalted martyrs of the Catholic Church as well as those of deceased family...
Top 10 Vatican Pop-Culture Moments
The Vatican's L'Osservatore Romano newspaper has decided that the Simpsons — the cartoon world's most famous family — are one of its own. TIME takes a look at...
