Shutterstock 28 février 2024 Pope Gregory XIII gave us the leap year – but his legacy goes much further Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Australian Catholic University Pope Gregory XIII was patron of Rome’s renaissance, and a legal luminary whose influence transcends the ages.
The shrine at Lourdes, France, where the Virgin Mary is venerated as ‘Our Lady of Lourdes,’ following several apparitions reported in 1858. LandFoto/iStock / Getty Images Plus 24 mai 2023 Vatican centralizes investigations on claims of Virgin Mary apparitions – but local Catholics have always had a say Deirdre de la Cruz, University of Michigan The Vatican plans to set up an ‘observatory’ to investigate apparitions of the Virgin Mary. A scholar of global Christianity explains why this is a major shift in how apparitions are authenticated.
Pope Francis commemorates the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council by celebrating a Mass. AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino 4 novembre 2022 Catholic conflicts on marriage continue, even decades after Vatican II Joanne M. Pierce, College of the Holy Cross Catholics disagree over how to adapt the church’s doctrine and practices, especially marriage, to different cultures.