As a specialist on medieval Catholicism ... of the importance of their country in the Catholic world. For example, the first American cardinal, John McCloskey, was created cardinal in 1875 ...
Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have been pouring into the medieval hilltop town of Assisi in Italy to venerate the Catholic Church’s newest saint ASSISI, Italy -- Pilgrims have been pouring ...
The basilica sits adjacent to the campus of The Catholic University of America in the Brookland neighborhood of the city. Cardinal Robert McElroy (seated) looks on as Cardinal Wilton Gregory and ...