An mosaic panel on travertine slabs from the Roman era has been returned to Pompeii after being stolen by a Nazi German ...

A new multimedia museum dedicated to the life of Pier Giorgio Frassati has opened in Turin, Italy, offering pilgrims and visitors an immersive look at the soon-to-be saint’s vibrant faith, political ...

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Pope Leo XIV prayed Wednesday for the world to recognize the urgency of the climate crisis and “hear the cry of the poor,” as ...

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A skydiver parachutes into the Unocal Events Center carrying the American flag during the opening ceremony of the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo in Santa Maria Thursday.

President Bola Tinubu on Sunday met with Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City in Rome, Italy. Their meeting has sparked a possible significant moment in diplomatic and interfaith relations between Nigeria ...

Hungarian Cardinal Péter Erdö, 72, archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, celebrated Mass at his church of Santa Maria Nuova, also known as the Basilica of Santa Francesca Romana, in the Roman Forum.

On the way into his titular church, Santa Maria delle Grazie, Cardinal Joseph Tobin, archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, and a top American contender for pope, would not discuss an image of Trump ...

The Vatican has released the first images of the Pope's tomb at the Santa Maria Maggiore church in Rome after he was laid to rest on Saturday.

Pope Francis Buried Inside His Favourite Rome Church Pope Francis, who died on Monday aged 88, was laid to rest during a 30-minute ceremony at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in the Italian capital.

People queue to visit the tomb of the late Pope Francis in the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major (Santa Maria Maggiore), in Rome, Italy, April 27, 2025.