They died singing hymns and refusing to renounce Christ. The Blessed Martyrs of Orange gave their lives on an 1,800-year-old ...

Art Rediscovering a Star Artist from the French Revolution Guillaume Lethière, Lafayette Introducing Louis-Philippe to the People of Paris , 1830–31, oil on canvas.

These 16 nuns were guillotined in the French Revolution. Now the Pope has declared them saints Published: January 12, 2025 7:16pm EST. Darius ... The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has declared as saints 16 Carmelite martyrs executed by guillotine during the French Revolution and confirmed the martyrdom and heroic virtues of five others in ...

On Thursday, Cardinal Robert F. Prevost was introduced to the world as the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church and the first American pope, taking the name Leo XIV. For Catholic theologians ...

The French Revolution opposed the Church, and those crowds were not faithful Catholics – they were people who supported closing chapels and ending the teachings of the Church. Yet they were ...

LONG BEACH, Miss. (WLOX) - Robert Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, has been elected as the new pope. Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Prevost made history as the first American pope.

A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 is to go under the hammer this weekend, in a reminder of France's complicated past relationship with ...

If you think 'Les Misérables' taught you everything you need to know about the French Revolution, you might be surprised to learn that it was actually set during a completely different uprising.

A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 is to go under the hammer this weekend, in a reminder of France's complicated past relationship with ...

These 16 Nuns Were Guillotined In The French Revolution. Now The Pope Has Declared Them Saints ...

A group of 16 Discalced Carmelite nuns executed during the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution were canonised by Pope Francis on December 18.