Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the most pervasive myths about colonial Latin American society is that it was Catholic, full stop. It’s a familiar story: ...

A defense of the Catholic Inquisition in Spain is contained in a book called Isabella of Spain, written by William Thomas Walsh. The book has just been published by Robert M. McBride & Company. In his ...

When most people think of the Spanish Inquisition, they typically think of torture (or Monty Python), and for good reason.

In the 13th century, thousands in France were investigated, massacred, or even burned at the stake by the Catholic Church. THE TWO CHURCHESCathars (left) perform the consolamentum (Cathar baptism) ...