The Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), whose members are commonly known as “Lefebvrites” after their founder, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, is a group of about...
Church history
Discover U.S. Catholic articles on church history that highlight social justice, reform, and the diverse voices that have shaped Catholic tradition.
1760s-70s:Inventions of the “spinning jenny,” “water frame,” and “spinningmule” replace handwoven textiles—and workers—in...
With the middle ages came the imperial papacy, the rise of powerful feudal lords with secular interests, and a contest over who ultimately controlled the...
How dissenters from Galileo to John Courtney Murray have helped the church to see more clearly. Dissentt! It is not a nice word. It makes you think of other...
What does it mean to be a “doctor of the church”? Who has been designated this title and why? Who are the doctors of the church? A doctor of the...
The development of Christian family values is a central aspect of Christianity's ongoing self-interpretation in the 20th century. That development is...
Sometime in the late 12th century a monk named Guigo, the second prior of the monastery of the Grand Chartreuse in France, wrote to his friend Gervase about...
In the year 373 The See of Milan fell vacant and the emperor dispatched Ambrose, governor of the province and scion of an aristocratic Roman family, to...
Thenaming in 1997 of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux as a "Doctor of the church" by Pope John Paul II caused Catholics around the...
On an otherwise sunny day The Holy Mountain is enveloped in fog. It may be an omen. A hundred meters out, there's a white statue of the saint. Those who...
