Ricci is currently mapping Frassati’s alpine itineraries, many of which are difficult climbs requiring advanced skill.

The Catholic Church is preparing to canonize Pier Giorgio Frassati — a 24-year-old Italian from Turin, Italy, who was a ...

In the 1280s, a loggia for the market was built by the architect Arnolfo di Cambio. Soon after its construction, Orsanmichele ...

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has described the European flag as symbolising Europe’s 'Judeo-Christian roots', triggering controversy. View on euronews ...

Mary's life is documented up to a point in Scripture, but her later years are shrouded in mystery. So, what do we really know about the Blessed Mother? For answers, click through and revisit the life ...

In 1961, Italian artist Piero Manzoni took conceptual art to its most extreme conclusion. He literally canned his own excrement and sold it as artwork. Each of the 90 small tin cans was labeled ...

The Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrated annually on November 21st, commemorates the presentation of the Blessed Virgin as a child by her parents in the Temple in ...

There are four dogmas stating Mary's personal relationship with God and her role in human salvation .

Historically, devotion to the Heart of Mary grew up in parallel, but at a lesser intensity  than that of devotion to the Heart of Jesus, only starting to become more prominent during the time ...

Nine in 10 religious men and women say a Marian devotion ‘positively impacted’ them while discerning a vocation.

Those entering the church couldn’t help but stop and stare. They were drawn to the beautiful statue of Mary, Mother of Fairest Love, her face so serene as she nestles the baby Jesus, her love flowing ...

Caretakers at a church in Spain have resigned over a deeply unpopular restoration of a statue of the Virgin Mary. The Virgin of La Macarena is a beloved Catholic effigy found in the Basilica de ...