The pontiff will stay on the hilltop Vatican property “for a period of rest” from the afternoon of July 6 to the afternoon of ...

For 400 years, most popes escaped the Roman summer in the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Then Francis stopped going, ...

Pope Leo XIV, 69, is the person to whom lots of people look when they want to come in contact with God. John Prevost, 71, is ...

When Cardinal Robert Prevost was named Pope, he took the name of Pope Leo XIV. Leo XIII authored Rerum Novarum, which is the ...

Sea Sunday is an opportunity for people to reflect on the challenges faced by seafarers and advocate for their needs.

The exhibition 'On the Paths of the Jubilee. Pilgrims, Trains, Popes', held at Villa Farnesina on the occasion of the Jubilee ...

A Sacred Emblem of Merida Over the centuries, chroniclers, historians and art critics have turned their attention to what is undoubtedly the most iconic monument in the Yucatecan capital, penning a ...

Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who min­is­tered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88 BY Associated Press Vatican City UPDATED 6:39 PM ET Apr. 21, 2025 ...

Throughout his remarkable lifetime, the Rev. James Kelly has baptized thousands of people, married thousands more, ministered ...

Faithful hold a banner reading "Up with the pope", after white smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025.

In 1608, Samuel de Champlain established a settlement at Quebec City. He called it Kebec, an Algonquin word meaning "place where the river narrows." Its residents faced countless hardships, including ...