Much controversy has arisen over the role of Pope Pius XII during the Holocaust. Did he speak out against the terrible treatment of the Jews or not?

May 4, 2012 – Lorraine Shelstad

Is the Catholic Church out-of-date in its teachings on sex and contraception? What are the reasons it teaches against same-sex marriage?

Apr 14, 2012 – Lorraine Shelstad

Christmas is believed to have reached England via St Augustine at the end of the 6th century but the story of this important church festival is uncertain

Dec 1, 2011 – Sylvia Kent

The Pope's War begins with a young Joseph Ratzinger as a member of the Hitler Youth, chronicling his rise as the champion of an absolutist papacy.

Sep 21, 2011 – Michael Streich

Dürer's first woodcut in the Life of the Virgin series. This article looks at the story from the view point of two non-canonical Gospels.

Aug 2, 2011 – Anthony Hart