5 Ways to Be a Father Like St. Joseph
In his apostolic letter “Patris Corde” (which in Latin means “With a Father’s Heart”), Pope Francis urges the faithful to imitate the virtues of...
4 Ways to Pray the Stations of the Cross From Home...
COVID-19 restrictions may make attending Stations of the Cross in person impossible this year, but you can still follow this journey with Christ and strengthen your Lenten prayer life.
When Capital Punishment Was Legal in the Vatican
For forty years, capitan punishment was legal in the Vatican under the Lateran Treaty.
Did You Know? Catholic Midwives Can Perform ‘Emergency Baptisms’
The Church has emergency 'instructions for midwives regarding baptism who were in peril of not being born whole.'
The Strange Reason Why Pope Urban VIII Banned Powdered Tobacco
For 100 years, Catholics could not use powdered tobacco because Pope Urban VIII thought it was too close to this...
Pope Urban V and “the Most Famous Jokebook of the Renaissance”
The first ever printed jokebook became 'the most famous jokebook of the Renaissance' and includes a tale of Pope Urban V.
Pictures: The World’s Oldest Organ Is a in Church-Fort
Nearly 600 years old, the world's oldest playable organ - designed to resemble the shape of a church - resides in a church-fort in Switzerland.
The Papal Plague Doctor Turned Sinister
The medieval physician to the pope bled the Curia dry - literally.
The Demon That Torments Priests in Hell Over Their Mispronounced Words
In the Middle Ages, tutivillus was the demon du jour for those concerned with literacy and writing.
