The Roman basilica of St. John Lateran marks the 1,700th anniversary of its dedication on Saturday, Nov. 9. It’s a feast day ...

Monster of Avignon Dominique Pelicot has told a court he raped his former wife in a motorway rest area while on the way back from a holiday because it was his 'fantasy'. Evil Pelicot, 71 ...

The grandmother of seven described being 'raped 100 times', as she confronted the Monster of Avignon for letting strangers into their bedroom, on Wednesday. The shocking case involves retired ...

But in Avignon, where Pope Clement rules like a king, unusual women attract suspicion and blame, as Elea knows only too well. While gathering herbs in the woods, Elea meets Baldoin, the mysterious ...

“Conclave” begins at a gathering to select a new pope in the name of God — though it becomes clear that selecting the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church is not a holy affair. When the ...

There were a few voices that warned the world about the dangers of artificial contraception, but the most notable was Pope Paul VI. Mocked for his “Humanae Vitae” encyclical in 1968 ...

We're discussing the voting process depicted in the new papal thriller "Conclave" (in theaters now). Light spoilers ahead! Twice in past years, I hopped a flight to Rome in order to cover one of ...

John 1:42 Some Christians deny that the Pope, as successor of St. Peter, has any special authoritative role in the Church founded by Christ. Some claim that according to the Bible, St. Peter never ...

The new movie “Conclave,” faithfully adapted from Robert Harris’s 2016 novel, tells the story of a vexed papal election by depicting the Vatican of melodramatic legend: dark corridors ...

As Kentucky men’s basketball head coach Mark Pope was assembling his first UK roster, he absolutely put an emphasis on having plenty of shooters. Pope’s offense employs a lot of three-point shooting, ...

Conclave imagines a fictional scenario in which the death of the Pope leads to a suspenseful election where a new leader is chosen to push the church in a more progressive direction as it responds ...

Think our presidential election is contentious? Just wait till you see a bunch of catty Catholic cardinals vie to be the next pope in “Conclave.” Director Edward Berger’s wowing adaptation ...