The world-famous greasy pole contest starts today at St. Peter's Fiesta in Gloucester.

I’m astonished by how deeply I’ve come to love this weird and wonderful festival. And by how it is still legal.

A 45-foot long telephone pole, dripping with grease, juts off a pier 200 feet off Gloucester’s Pavilion Beach and people just ...

St. Peter’s Basilica saw seminarians waving their national flags, interrupting Leo frequently with applause and shouts of ...

When June rolls around in Gloucester, it can only mean one thing: it's time to bring out the greasy pole. "It's honestly what ...

"When I look out onto the ocean, I just find it a place that's easy to pray, easy to sense the presence of God, the truth of ...

A Harrogate school says winning the prestigious Eco Schools Green Flag Award is testimony to the “inspirational enthusiasm” ...

Inside, exhibits chronicle the island’s unique distinction as the only U.S. location to have flown under eight different flags – Spanish, French, British, Patriots, Green Cross, Mexican, Confederate, ...

Peter is then told to put on his cloak. The robe in Scripture is often equated with righteousness. Thus the instruction of ...

The Gospel passage for Peter and Paul is Matthew 16: “You are Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church.” Leo XIV began his first homily the day after his election by quoting Peter’s confession ...