Pope Pius V organized the Holy League, a coalition of navies from Christian maritime powers, not half a millennium ago. At Lepanto, the Christians were outnumbered in sailors, soldiers ...

Blessed be God in his angels and in his saints! A blockbuster is a large high-explosive bomb. That’s what the saints do — ...

IN just the next seven days, the Church in Australia celebrates the feasts of St Jerome, St Therese of the Child Jesus, the ...

It’s not the first time anti-bullfighting protesters have crashed an appearance by Francis. Activists from PETA last month interrupted the pontiff’s weekly audience at the Vatican, shouting and ...

Last week documented records of Pius X’s miracles, including two more from the U.S., were pouring into the Vatican. *Pope Pius V. Contact us at letters@time.com ...

then removed from the calendar by Pope Pius V in the mid 16th century. Pope Sixtus V later reestablished the feast in 1585, and it is still celebrated today, commemorating the faith of her parents ...

Pope Paul II (1464-1471) called for an investigation and gave initial approval to devotion to Our Lady of Good Counsel. Pope St. Pius V (1565-1572) attributed the victory in the Battle of Lepanto to ...

For this reason this date has been chosen as the feast of the Holy Rosary. In 1573 Pope Pius V instituted the feast in thanksgiving for the decisive victory of Christianity over Islamism.

Our Lady of the Rosary The Blessed Virgin Mary received the title of Our Lady of the Rosary in the 16th century from Pope Pius V after he attributed a naval victory that secured Europe against ...

The general reader—one unfamiliar with, say, the machinations of Philip II of Spain and Pope Pius V, let alone with the ...

A new Pew Research Center Poll, released Sept. 26, reveals what U.S. Catholics think about the church’s stances on several social issues.