The Vatican said some 200,000 people attended the Mass at St. Peter’s Square, which marked the start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the Roman Catholic Church. Vice President JD ...

A relic of a saint which is believed to date from the second or third century has been found in a secondary school in north ...

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In the early modern period, it was not rare for the ruler to claim the divine right to rule and to proclaim himself above the ...

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PIC1|The Roman Catholic Church ordained the largest number of priests at one ... highlighting the growth of Catholicism in northern Vietnam, Agence France Presse (AFP) reported. Cardinal Sepe ...

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