John Calvin was born at Noyon, France on 10 July 1509. He was a prominent French theologian during the Protestant Reformation and the father of the theological system known as Calvinism. Calvin studie...

Protestantism is one of the three major branches of Christianity which originated in the 16th century Reformation. Protestant theology is different from Christianity in four ways. 1. Protestants beli...

The title pope derives its name from the Greek word papas, which means father. Early in Christian history it was used as a formal title expressing affectionate respect for any bishop and sometimes eve...

The term Franciscan is used to refer to members of Catholic religious orders, founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. He founded three Franciscan orders - the Friars Minor, the Poor Ladies or Clares, and ...

Vatican City was established in 1929. The Lateral treaty in 1929 which brought the city state into existence spoke of it as a new creation (Preamble and Article III) not as a vestige of the much lar...