The tradition of popes taking new names upon their election is one of the most recognizable customs in the Roman Catholic ...

At the Morgan Library, 15th-century illuminated atlases embody the medieval appetite for wonder and myth. If the past is a ...

A groundbreaking genealogical study has revealed that Manchester United legend Eric Cantona, Pope Leo XIV, and author Albert ...

Source: Zim, Vatican seek to bolster ties – herald Mukudzei Chingwere at the VATICAN CITY ZIMBABWE and the Vatican have a ...

The month of May is dedicated to Marian celebrations, so here’s a look at the history and traditions about Mary and why ...

Pope Leo XIV's papacy begins as Indigenous leaders in Canada request the return of sacred artifacts. These items were taken ...

Following Pope Francis’s passing on April 21 and the election of Pope Leo on May 8, many people have wondered where the ...

Christian-Jewish relations have been impacted by the Church’s responses to major technological shifts. By Daniel Friedmann, JNS In his inaugural address, Pope Leo XIV expressed concerns about the rise ...

The search for the waters of eternal life has fascinated figures from Gilgamesh to the conquistadors to Hollywood studio ...

The Catholic Church looks set to canonise the late Carlo Acutis, a tech-savvy youngster who died in 2006, and with it, usher in a new era of religion at a time when worship is on the decline, writes P ...

KOTTAYAM: In a major development in the efforts to resolve the disputes between Jacobite and Orthodox groups within the ...

It was introduced into the Roman Catholic Church in the 15th century by Pope Gregory XI, then removed from the calendar by Pope Pius V in the mid 16th century. Pope Sixtus V later reestablished ...