Indian Priest and psychotherapist Anthony De Mello sold over 2 million books on spirituality in his life time, fusing Christian Spirituality with Eastern traditions of Daoism and Buddhism. But after he died prematurely on June 2 1987 his work came under critical inspection by the Vatican. Why?

The most exciting discovery of modern Archaeology in a cave by the shore of the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea Scrolls is a huge discovery of nearly 900 manuscripts. Where did they come from and what do they tell us?

The 5th conference of Latin American Bishops (CELAM) was in the Mexican shrine of Aparecida. Did this mark a decisive shift to Latin America as a Source Church for the Global Church. An Argentinian Jesuit, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio oversaw the final report. He would become Pope Francis

On May 30 the confessing church in German finished its first synod and issued the Barmen Declaration. Bravely denouncing the Nazification of the Evangelical Church. They were inspired by Karl Barth, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Martin Niemoller

Described as the Prince of Paradox, great wordsmith and communicator Chesterton had an interesting spiritual journey. Unitarianism > Occult > Anglicanism > Catholicism. Some of his books are now considered to be classics of apologetics, and his Father Brown detective series is more popular than ever. A process for beatification is open.

Canon Law has developed over 2000 years and influence the development of many secular legal systems

William Bernardo wanted to be a missionary to China after his evangelical conversion. Moving to London to study medicine he was shocked by how many children were orphaned and lived on the streets

This encyclical on Church Unity, marked a different papal tone, with John Paul II calling ecumenism an imperative