This October marks the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation which is usually dated from the time Martin Luther nailed his famous 95 theses on a church door in Wittenberg, Germany, in 1517.

What to call the movement of Christians that broke full communion with the Catholic Church? In the English-speaking world, the “Reformation” has been the common term. Even many Catholics use it, ...

There was a lot more to the Catholic Reformation than just responding to the Protestant Reformers — and it started long before 1517. Sanctuary of the Charity of Illescas (Alejandro Ferrant). The ...

PETER JONES explains the tensions and conflicts that were part of the Reformation. The reaction of the Catholic Church was to launch what became known as the Counter Reformation. This in turn led to ...