The pope could wake up tomorrow and allow priests ... great reforming popes like Leo IX and Gregory VII insisted that henceforth the priesthood would be celibate. This decision greatly ...

St Clare of Assisi depicted in contemporary stained glass in St Stephen’s, Bristol ...

In 1231, Pope Gregory IX issued a bull allowing Aristotle’s works to be studied but under the condition that they were first “purged of errors”. Broadly, the issue with Aristotle’s works on ...

"The clinical condition is fair," the Vatican said in an update. LONDON and ROME -- Pope Francis was admitted to a hospital on Friday for "necessary tests" and to continue his ongoing bronchitis ...

Pope Francis is in a “stable” clinical condition and rested well overnight as he continues receiving treatment for bronchitis at a hospital in Rome, the Vatican’s press office said Sunday ...

The Vatican says it is unclear how long Pope Francis will stay in hospital and he will not lead Sunday’s Angelus prayer after he was admitted on Friday with a respiratory tract infection.

The Pope is stable in hospital with a slight fever after he was admitted for bronchitis treatment, the Vatican has said. After daily audiences he was taken to Rome's Gemelli Polyclinic ...

Pope Francis was admitted to a hospital on Friday for "necessary tests" and to continue his ongoing bronchitis treatment, the Vatican said. "This morning, at the end of the audiences, Pope Francis ...

Yet it has not always been this way. It was only with Pope Pius IX in the mid-19th century that the papacy would become so visible. He was the first to have his picture widely displayed in ...

Pope Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Friday, Feb. 14, to undergo testing and treatment for bronchitis, the Vatican said. Follow here for the latest news on Pope Francis ...

In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII reformed the calendar, dropping 10 days and making the equinox fall on March 21 again. Most Eastern Christians did not adopt the new calendar, leading to a situation ...