Some academics have questioned whether Jesus died on the cross. Exploring historical sources, however, we can learn much about the ancient world's way of death

Jovial, informal and compassionate, the new Pontiff has the qualities to restore faith in the Vatican and to promote women in the Church

Robert A. Ventresca's attempt to dispassionately assess the divisive Pope Pius XVII's pontificate is well-meaning but a penance to read

Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation surprised the world, but the elderly pontiff leaves office having accomplished his mission

The Case of Lilian Ladele, hounded out of her job as a registrar for her Christian beliefs, is evidence of a rising religious intolerance

George Weigel's attempt to codify a new Evangelical Catholicism is controversial and idiosyncratic, but has plenty to commend it

Two new works by Geza Vermes and Peter Brown eloquently and enthusiastically chart the progress of Christianity from Jesus Christ to the height of the Byzantine empire

Three Hungarian priests of my youth have been beatified and are now venerated as martyrs. An English friend may soon join them

An exhibition at Lambeth Palace reveals how the modern cult of progress prevents its acolytes from appreciating the value of religion

The US administration’s assault on religious freedom is just part of its wider attack on the institutions of civil society