Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, prefect of the Dicastery for the Oriental Churches, today visited Christians in a church in ...

One of the most common explanations is that Valentine's Day has its origins in the ancient Roman fertility festival of ...

The debaucherous festival, which celebrated the coming of spring, included animal sacrifices and drunken ... the celebration of Lupercalia was forbidden by Pope Gelasius I, who is often ...

They are elected, not appointed, as they might be in a kingdom or dictatorship ... “A little learning is a dangerous thing.” (Alexander Pope.) A more complete learning would show that Donald ...

When someone has touched a dead body or an impure animal, when a woman has given birth ... us to reflect on God’s irreplaceable gift, says pope The sea is a symbol of death.

Pope Francis on Wednesday continued his catechesis on “Jesus Christ Our Hope,” saying love is the force that compels people, including the Blessed Virgin Mary, to share their faith in God with ...

Pope Francis called on communicators to demonstrate “that hope is not an illusion” and to promote forgiveness. “Christian communication is about showing that the kingdom of God is near.

President Donald Trump has received criticism from Pope Francis as the 47th U.S. president is set to unleash his mass deportation plan. The Holy Father weighed in on the anticipated operation ...

President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction, the nation's highest civilian honor, to Pope Francis on Saturday. The medal was scheduled to be presented to the ...

VATICAN CITY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Monday decried the deaths of children in global conflicts, telling a Vatican summit that "nothing is worth the life of a child". Francis ...