There are plenty of events during the month of May in Sicily: from food to history, from races to religious devotion, this is ...

After his death, Rita finally got to join the convent. But, her suffering didn’t end there.

The feast of St. Rita of Cascia, celebrated May 22, reminds us of the healing power of prayer, penance and forgiveness — and her spiritual kinship with Pope Leo XIV, the Church’s new Augustinian pope.

The people of Santa Rita, Pampanga, together with pilgrims and visitors from nearby towns, are expected to gather on May 22, ...

“The two sides of the bloodlines are Italian, so [Michael can] understand the culture and continue that.” One 85-year-old woman walking with the statue of St. Rita of Cascia has participated in the ...

He picked them up from the airport in a tiny Italian car stuffed with their luggage ... Solava’s 50th birthday party at St. Rita’s of Cascia in Chicago. In 2015, Prevost’s fellow ...

"In the name of the gravy, the bun, and hot giard, we introduce The Leo: a divinely seasoned Italian beef ... and was a teacher at St. Rita of Cascia High School. Portillo's, meanwhile, was ...

Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, grew up in south suburban Dolton, and attended the Catholic Theological Union of Chicago in city's Hyde Park neighborhood.

Later, Leo hosted García-Siller and two others in Cascia, Italy, on their free days. Leo sent his regards to García-Siller two weeks ago through a group of people from San Antonio who were ...

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost in Chicago, served for two years on the board of directors at Cascia Hall Preparatory School in Tulsa from 1999 to 2001, according to the school. A photo provided ...