From Polish pilgrimage trails to French vineyards, the places popes come from often gain new meaning. With the announcement ...

Here, Italian grandeur meets deep blue lake waters and spectacular alpine vista, with dreamy views best enjoyed while sipping ...

During a Mass for cardinals, Scripture was read in both English and Spanish — a nod to the new pope's missionary work in both ...

It was the mounting rage of citizens in Viterbo, a small town north of Rome, that ended the longest papal election in the ...

Remembering Pope Francis, the Catholic Church leader who broke with tradition 10:43. Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged ...

Visiting Italy is a dream for many, with its ancient ruins, coastlines, and food that makes you want to stay forever. But while soaking it all in, tourists often slip into habits that rub locals the ...

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of ...

Leo XIV held his first Mass as pope in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, in what was a private service for the 132 voting ...

the patron saint of Italy, known for his simplicity and humanity. The first pope from the New World, born and raised in Argentina, he said he wanted "a poorer Church" and one that would "include ...

It would be too easy and too inaccurate to write these places off as strange anomalies — one-off quirks in a city filled with ...

Filippo Sorcinelli, who has been working with the Supreme Pontiff's Office for Liturgical Celebrations for twenty years, has dressed Pope Francis since the beginning of his pontificate, always ...