Nestled in the heart of Bavaria, Germany, Mittenwald is a picturesque village famous for its charming houses adorned with Lüftlmalerei, a unique mural art style native to southern Germany and Austria.

Born Dec. 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was the eldest of five children of Italian immigrants.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and ...

Pope Francis charmed the world with those poignant acts of love, humility and informality, starting with his first appearance ...

Pope Francis, who sought to refocus the Catholic Church on promoting social and economic justice rather than traditional ...

Pope Francis, history's first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but ...

Since April 20th, 1896, the City Hall has witnessed all the events that have befallen Sarajevo for more than a century. It ...

Few European cities have a history as culturally rich as Weimar, once home to Goethe, a giant of world literature It is ...

Relics of war still linger in this German city but the Saxon capital is defined by a defiant spirit of renewal, with a ...

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Frankfurt has become Germany's financial capital, known for the country's only high-rise skyline.

FRANKFURT, Germany -- Frankfurt has become Germany's financial capital, known for the country's only high-rise skyline. But look closer to the ground and you'll find a tradition that brings rich and ...

But in a sport where the hearing impaired often suffer as they cannot put on their hearing machine, 15-year-old Arush, a resident of Vadodara, didn't just learn swimming but also won the national ...