Bishop of Durham

Damien Memorial School was built in mid 1800’s. In those days this school was known as an only guys school. As Damien was known for an only guys school there were other school to like Saint Louis, an only guys school too, and Saint Francis was known as an only girls school. When the schools students back then wanted a relationship they would ask the girls from Saint Francis. When you look at the school it looks like a tiny elementary school because the amount of buildings we have. But besides…

He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on December 17, 1936. Prior to becoming elected Bergoglio served as archbishop of Buenos Aires from 1998 to 2013, as a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church of Argentina from 2001-2013 and as president of the Bishops’ Conference of Argentina from 2005 to 2011. When elected the 266th pope, the first pope from the Americas, Bergoglio took his papal title from Saint Francis of Assisi of Italy. His tenure is characterized by humility and outspoken support of…

Once upon a time, there was a gathering place for many Apostolic Christian teens across America to flock to. Every other year it was in Nashville, Tennessee or Indianapolis, Indiana. On this particular year, it was in Nashville, and everyone, young person was excited for the friends they would make and blessings they would receive. The name of this convention was the National Youth Convention, or NYC for short. A fourteen, almost fifteen, year old girl named Emily was ecstatic to see all the…

The years between the mid thirteenth century and the late sixteenth century, also known as Europe’s early modern period, were years of complete religious, philosophical, and technological transformation. During the European Middle Ages, the Catholic Church dominated European civilization. The Church owned more than 1/3 of all the land in Europe which in turn created an economic and religious powerhouse. A man named Martin Luther was a large follower of the Catholic Church, however, he started…

Many Catholic followers would claim that the biggest breakthrough in Catholicism is Jesus Christ walking the Earth, but now centuries later modern followers are able to witness the second breakthrough which is Pope Francis speaking to US Congress. With previous leaders in the Vatican being very reserved and soft spoken, having someone such as Pope Francis is a massive change of pace for Catholic followers. Popes Francis continues to fight for social issues such as immigration, the poor, or the…

The Spotlight team at the Boston Globe was able to publicize a 30 year history of the Catholic Church covering up to not deal with the repercussions and refusing to put a stop to the massive child abuse problem occurring by the priest. In order to do this, the team had to work countless hours to remain focus on the “big picture” to gather the information and inform the public about this extremely important matter that would become one of the biggest scandals in history. The team had to go out…

It all began in 1900. Mr. Joseph F. Wagner, founder of J.F. Wagner Publishing Co., decided to start a magazine for the Catholic clergy in the U.S.A. He called it The Homiletic Monthly & Catechist, the name it carried until it was changed to the present name in 1919. In those days the format was simple: a sample sermon for each Sunday and Feast Day along with some aids for teaching catechism to children. It stayed that way until 1919. The first editor until 1916 was Msgr. William Brady of St.…

The Catholic Church has been a prominent factor in the daily lives of many European states for many centuries; and Spain is no exception. The rule of the Catholic Church is so indoctrinated in people that even today, “ three-quarters of Spaniards define themselves as Catholics, with only one in forty who follow some other religion”. (Tremlett, "Spain is still a very Roman Catholic country, but times are changing") It is evident that the Catholic Church has played a large part of the shaping of…

I truly don’t know who could’ve done this. Surly no one would want to hurt Humpty. I’ve been researching this case for days now and I still don’t have a lead. The only thing I can think of are his relations to the recent propaganda against the king. Although I’m sure the king wouldn’t have done this. Unless… he got someone to do it for him. Let me tell you how this all started and you can decide for yourself. It was approximately 8am on Wednesday the 14th. I, Maxton aka king’s guard #442,…

“Albeit the king's Majesty justly and rightfully is and ought to be the supreme head of the Church of England, and so is recognized by the clergy of this realm...” this excerpt from the Act of Supremacy passed by the English Parliament in 1534 made King Henry VIII the leader of the Church of England (“Act”). Pope Clement VII and King Henry VIII both played a major role in the withdrawal of England from the Roman Catholic Church. Stubbornly, King Henry VIII rejected Pope Clement VII’s refusal to…