Italy's top cultural sites drew more than 60 million paying visitors in 2024, surpassing the country's population for the first time.The ancient Colosseum in Rome was the most visited attraction, with ...

The peoples of our world desire peace,” Pope Leo XIV said, “and to their leaders I appeal with all my heart: Let us meet, let ...

In a country where over 90% of the population identifies as Christian—and nearly three-quarters as Catholic—the election of a new pope is more than a Vatican affair. It's personal.

Archbishop Nelson Pérez, along with educators and pastors in the region, share their impressions and memories of the first American elected pope.

"He knows everyone, and we all know him — that made it especially meaningful."The Shrine at Saint AugustineThe shrine, run by ...

The world No1, who is into the quarter-finals of his first event since his three-month anti-doping ban expired, made the ...

The newly elected head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, is from Chicago -- and one Windy City-based restaurant chain is ...

Michael J. O’Loughlin is executive director of Outreach, an LGBTQ Catholic publication, and author of “Hidden Mercy: AIDS, ...

Eastern and Latin alike — who, above all in the Middle East, persevere and remain in their homelands,” Leo said May 14.

World No. 1 tennis player Jannik Sinner met Pope Leo XIV, the newly elected pontiff, during a private audience at the Vatican ...

A special mass at St. John the Evangelist honored Pope Leo XIV, who was born in Chicago and has deep ties to Latin America.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has made peace with Jannik Sinner. The top-ranked tennis player visited the new pope on ...