By Elias Turk About 350,000 people have registered to venerate the relics of St. Francis of Assisi — the first public display of the bodily remains of the beloved saint.

The year 2026 will mark the consecration of Barcelona's basilica, the Sagrada Família, whose tallest tower is nearing completion and is expected to be inaugurated in June in the presence of Pope Leo ...

The Vatican Gardens welcomed a new Marian mosaic and a statue of St. Rose of Lima, both created by young artists from Peru -- in a ceremony that clearly delighted Pope Leo XIV -- an American-born pope ...

Pope Leo XIV has once again publicly called out his homeland for its hostile global imprint under the Trump administration. The American pope, 70, born Robert Francis Provost in Chicago, called for ...

The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV's Angelus address given Feb. 1 to those gathered in St. Peter's Squarer, reflecting on Jesus Christ's Beatitudes.

Francis of Assisi, that lovable saint, was the subject of a very successful exhibition at the National Gallery in 2023. The exhibit I found most impressive was a sackcloth habit reputed to have been ...

The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV's Angelus address given Feb. 1 to those gathered in Saint Peter's Square. Dear ...

The Vatican Gardens welcomed a new Marian mosaic and a statue of St. Rose of Lima, both created by young artists from Peru -- ...

He seemed to know everyone at the Holy See, and it showed in his reporting for the National Catholic Reporter and his website ...

Under Salt Marsh was an opportunity for Welsh actor Pryce to return to the "land of my fathers" when filming took place ...

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Eldoret Bishop Dominic Kimengich as Coadjutor Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of ...

Bass player Francis Buchholz from the 1980s hard-rock band The Scorpions has died at 71 following a private battle with ...