The smallest country in the world is none other than Vatican City. It's less than a fifth of a mile in size, at 0.17 square miles, while the mighty city of Rome around it covers approximately 496 ...

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Pope Leo XIV made a private visit Tuesday to the Shrine of Our Lady of Mentorella, Mother of Graces, near Rome, underscoring his devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. A favorite pilgrimage site of St.

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Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, formally took possession of his Titular Diocese, Albano, in a solemn ceremony in Albano , Italy ...

Pope Francis will next month visit the Italian town of Assisi, his first trip out of Rome since the coronavirus pandemic hit the country in February, and will sign a new encyclical, a spokesman for ...

MENTORELLA, Italy — Pope Leo XIV made a private visit Tuesday morning to the Shrine of Our Lady of Mentorella, Mother of Graces, near Rome, underscoring his devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. A ...