A Catholic scholar explains every step of the conclave process that will determine the successor to the late Pope Francis.

Do you prefer yours with sultanas and spices, or Vegemite and cheese? However you eat them, hot cross buns reflect centuries ...

Two days before Easter, Christians worldwide will observe Good Friday, one of the most somber days of the religion's year.

The tradition dates as far back as 601 AD, when 64th leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Gregory cemented the Lent as ...

Christian devotees from the Philippines were nailed to a cross on Friday in a reenactment of Jesus Christ's crucifixion in ...

His 1,700-year-old shrine, housed within the cathedral, is believed to be the oldest continuous site of Christian ... hot cross bun, became part of English culture as well as Catholic history ...

Over time, the Christian view of the bread marked with the cross shifted to focus on Jesus ... England had broken away from the Catholic Church, and new Church of England officials worried ...