As pope, Leo XIV has focused clearly on peace policy, swiftly addressing the Ukraine and Gaza wars. He thus joins the ...

Discover Gio Ponti’s architectural journey in Milan, from neoclassical buildings to modern masterpieces, and his legacy today.

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become the next pope.

Pope Leo I tangled with Attila the Hun and won. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor. This is the ...

Here are some facts about conclaves past, derived from historical studies including Miles Pattenden's “Electing the Pope in Early Modern Italy, 1450–1700 ... the papacy and those supporting the Holy ...

The Appian Way symbolized the Roman Empire’s might. Now Italy is restoring the ancient ... Brindisi became a destination for Holy Land pilgrims, who waited for weeks to board the next boat ...

Here are some fun facts about conclaves past, derived from historical studies including Miles Pattenden's “Electing the Pope in Early Modern Italy, 1450–1700 ... the papacy and those supporting the ...

Pope Leo isn't just the leader of the Catholic Church. He's also the head of the Holy See, the central governing body of ...

Donald Trump’s destruction of America’s 249-year-old constitutional republic and civic culture follows a historically ...

May 21 is a festive day as the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates Saint Constantine, the founder of Constantinople, and his ...

The remarkable 1500-year-old Biblioteca Capitolare in Verona is widely viewed as the world’s oldest continuously operating ...

This great and renowned sovereign of the Christians was the son of Constantius Chlorus (the ruler of the westernmost parts of ...