Every year on Feb. 22, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Chair of St. Peter, a tradition that dates back more ...

The beloved religious institution is now the Basilica of St. Edward, just as church officials begin to plan a centenary ...

Over the last 80 years we have rediscovered Roman London in the city’s basements and sewers At some point in the 400s, a Saxon wandering in Roman Londinium’s ruins dropped his brooch on top of the ...

When a pope dies, after the camerlengo certifies the passing, the pope's ring is removed and destroyed to mark the end of his ...

Archbishop Nelson Pérez, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, and other prelates led prayers during a service Feb. 16 prayer ...

At that time: When Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, 'Who do people say that the Son ...

Local Catholics and jubilee pilgrims in Rome are praying for Pope Francis’ recovery as he marks one week in the hospital for ...

The Archbishop of New York delivered an unexpected sermon at the cathedral in St. John's, N.L., last week after his flight to Dublin was grounded at the city's airport, stranding him and 259 other ...

Questions about the possibility of opening the diaconate to women were part of the conversation Feb. 21 at Rome's Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere.

POPE Francis is set to stay in hospital for another week as the Pontiff battles pneumonia and bronchitis. Francis’ doctors ...

Mourning, Transition, and the Election of a New PopeThe death of a pope marks the beginning of a solemn and deeply symbolic ...

In the area's largest stranding event for the species since the 1970s, experts decided euthanasia was the most humane course of action February 20, 2025 4:46 p.m. Cool Finds Found beneath an older ...