Pope Pius XII

centuries. The word crusade comes from the Latin word crux, meaning cross. The Christian warriors called Crusaders wore the cross as a symbol. Seljuk Turks took control of the Holy places including Jerusalem, and closed it to Jewish and Christian pilgrims. Pope Urban II for help in gaining once again these lands. He agreed to help and called it the first Crusade. The crusades had a lasting effect on medieval society, the political system…

This was an interesting read. The article written by Tom Mueller, depicts the events leading up to the design of the dome for Florence, Itay’s cathedral, Il Duomo also known as “Brunelleshi’s Dome”. Filippo Brunelleschi was the architect of the Dome. The story dates back to 1418, the Cathedral was known as Santa Maria del Fiore. For years the cathedral was in need of major repairs especially the rooftop, the dome had yet to be defined. The city’s Town Fathers needed this remedied immediately.…

Catechism of the Catholic Church, a well-known and well-used compilation of articles meant to guide the people and the living examples of holiness through the median of the lives of saints. These lessons are now encouraged and further carried out by the Pope, the head and father of the Catholic Church. The practices of the Catholic Church are uncomplicated through the years of undisputed teachings and ways of living passed down from generation to generation. Looking from an outsider’s point of…

Charlemagne was a leader that not only to his kingdom, but he understood the outside world as well. He mainly looking towards at the other kingdoms and trying to understand what is making them thrive. He knew that other Kingdoms were paying a lot of attention towards education. He also notices that each kingdom had a specific location where they would store this texts therefore anyone can obtain knowledge Charlemagne had a long road ahead of him because his Kingdom did not have any locations of…

movement. During the protestant reform, the church existed in conflict with the Catholic church. The protestant church believed their power came directly from God. In contrast to the Catholic Church who believed the spiritual power came from the Pope and the Pope distributed this power to the people. The sixteenth century was a period of time when faith and the true gospel of Christ was hidden within pagan idolatry and hidden agendas. Although there is an up and coming spiritual reform through…

Have you ever heard of someone who had a burning passion to complete something so important to themselves that they were willing to risk their own life to complete it? A catholic baby was born in the October of 1494, in Gloucestershire, UK(United Kingdom). This baby's name was William Tyndale. He had a regular life, a simple and nothing out of the ordinary lifestyle. His existence had been ignored like most other people, so not much is known about his early life except that he had graduated from…

The Catholic Reformation was the scholarly counter-constrain to Protestantism. The longing for change inside of the Catholic Church had begun before the spread of Luther. Numerous informed Catholics needed change. St. Teresa of Avila was a Carmelite religious recluse who did much otherworldly exercises. She completive her life through mental request to God. She was a reformer of the Carmelite Order and is thought to be an originator of the Discalced Carmelites alongside John of the Cross.…

comparison to Christianity. Catholic tradition says that the Catholic Church was founded by Jesus, while The New Testament teaches the activities and teaching of Jesus Christ. It is said that Saint Peter was the first bishop (pope) of Rome which leads us to today in having Pope Francis. The Catholic Church claims that its origin is the death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ, it also declares itself as the church that was built by…

While many still debate his conversion or the sincerity of his faith, what cannot be argued, is the impact this had on the church. The emergence of the Constantinian era in both world and church history is still evident today. The recent visit of Pope Francis to the United States demonstrates the still present impact. In summary, the conversion of Constantine and the subsequent policies enacted shifted the paradigm or narrative of the early church from the persecuted sect to the endorsed…

Most of those aware of what is happening in the Church know that Australian Catholicism is in trouble and when people focus on this most think of sexual abuse. The Catholic sexual abuse scandal in Australia is part of the much wider Catholic sexual abuse scandals which are a series of convictions, trials and ongoing investigations into allegations of sex crimes committed by Catholic priests and members of religious orders. In August 2011, according to Broken Rites, a support and advocacy group…