Following the centuries-old tradition, some of the faithful stopped first at the Franciscan cathedral to pray before walking ...

The pontiff addressed a massive crowd, estimated by the Vatican at around 70,000, in St. Peter’s Square on June 7 during a ...

Every year on November 1, many Roman ... of the church deemed to have attained heaven. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, All Saints Day is observed on the first Sunday after Pentecost.

Pentecost is the birthday of the Roman Catholic Church. It always occurs 50 days after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and 10 days after the Ascension of Jesus into heaven.