Poor Mary, Queen of Scots. Read about her life as Queen of a religiously divided country and find out how that affected her reign and death. Archived.

This site provides an explanation of the Liberation Theology movement that swept through Latin American Catholicism to liberate the poor from economic and social oppression.

A short but detailed biographical sketch on St. Augustine with nice information about his early life, his role in early Christianity and more.

St. Augustine (354-430) is profiled and links are provided to full-text translations of his City of God and other works.

This site provides the actual full text of the Lateran Treaty that Benito Mussolini made with the Vatican.

This site provides details on monastery life in Medieval England.

This site provides a detailed history of the Italians and their role in European history.

This encyclopedia article explores the term "Basilica," in both the architectural and the canonical sense. Also provides several links sprinkled into the text, where you'll find more information on a particular word. Please note that...

Summarizes the life and career of Augustus Tolton, an American religious leader who is regarded as the first African American ordained as a priest in the Roman Catholic Church.

The Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of Carpathian Mountain Area inscribed on the World Heritage List consist of two Roman Catholic, three Protestant and three Greek Orthodox churches built between the 16th and 18th centuries. The...

This article defines an inquisition, which is a legal proceeding of the Catholic Church and not restricted to a particular institution such as the Spanish Inquisition.

Today the term "Chaldean" is used to refer to a branch of the Nestorian Orthodox church that became affiliated with Rome while preserving its liturgical language and ecclesiastical customs. For example, Chaldean priests, unlike their...

A detailed look at Biblical women and their incorporation into the Roman Catholic Church's lectionary.

Queen Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII, by Anne Boleyn. Her reign is one of the most remarkable in English history. It lasted from 1558 to 1603, and in those years England's glory was brighter than it had ever been before....

Thomas Cardinal Wolsey (c.1470~1471 - November 28 or November 29, 1530), who was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, was an English statesman and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Wolsey's affairs prospered and by 1514 he had...

John Wycliffe (mid-1320s - 31 December 1384) was an English theologian, translator and reformist. Wycliffe was an early dissident in the Roman Catholic Church during the 14th century. He is considered the founder of the Lollard movement,...

John Wycliffe (mid-1320s - 31 December 1384) was an English theologian, translator and reformist. Wycliffe was an early dissident in the Roman Catholic Church during the 14th century. He is considered the founder of the Lollard movement,...

Pope Paul III (February 29, 1468 - November 10, 1549), born Alessandro Farnese, was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1534 to his death in 1549. He also called the Council of Trent in 1545. Born in Canino, Latium (then part of the...

A sculpture of John Wycliffe, an English theologian, lay preacher, translator and reformist. Wycliffe was an early dissident in the Roman Catholic Church during the 14th century. His followers are known as Lollards, a somewhat rebellious...

Author makes an original argument that Hegel was interested more in Christian ethics than Christian religion at this site from EServer.org. Contends that traditional Catholic orthodoxy is authoritarian. Unfortunately, the author...

Contains the full text of Henry IV's response to Gregory VII after being called a "usurper," in which Henry refers to Gregory IV as a "false monk."

Contains the full text of Gregory VII's decrees which banned lay investiture.

Contains the full text of Gregory VII's decree banning investitures.

Pope Francis I, Jorge Mario Bergoglio.