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March 26, 2015

Richard III, Catholic king of England, reburied at Leicester Cathedral

Guards surround the coffin of King Richard III as his remains lie in repose at Leicester Cathedral during the public viewing of his coffin in Leicester, England, March 23.

MANCHESTER, England - One of England's last Catholic kings was reburied three years after his skeleton was discovered in a coffin beneath a parking lot.

Published in International
November 20, 2014

Catholicism key to mystery of Shakespeare

Catholicism key to mystery of Shakespeare

Before I became convinced that William Shakespeare was a Roman Catholic, I was one of those conspiratorially minded chaps who believed Shakespeare was not the person who wrote the greatest single cache of plays in the English language. 

Published in Guest Columnists
November 2, 2014

Experts, historians explore Shakespeare's Catholic sympathies

Visitors look at historic costumes worn by actors of several theater companies to represent some of the plays by British playwright William Shakespeare during July's Almagro's Classical Theatre Festival in Almagro, Spain. New historical research suggests that Shakespeare was a secret Catholic at a time when the faith faced persecution in England.

STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, England - Inside this town's recently refurbished Royal Shakespeare Theater, a massed audience, banked on three floors, gazes attentively out over a wide, brightly lit stage.

Published in International