On April 27, the day after Pope Francis' funeral Mass, thousands lined up at the opening of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome ... in low voices. On the tomb of Francis, a white rose ...

A Russian Orthodox church on Jerusalem's Mount of Olives is the unlikely final resting place for Princess Alice of Battenberg ...

Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy—a rare, once-lost canvas by the 17th-century Italian Baroque master Caravaggio—was on view for the first time in India. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, born in ...

In a culture that sidelined women, Jesus included them as partners in ministry. These women were not just passive followers, ...

Lasting fascination with the artist means that Michelangelo fans looking for their fix rarely have to wait long before a ...

Recent discoveries of an ancient structure in Jerusalem align exactly with the description of Jesus' tomb in the Bible. Architects at the site of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem ...

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With these questions in my mind, I read the description. The woman depicted in the painting, Mary Magdalene, was wrongly identified as a sinner who regretted her past, becoming “a symbol of ...

Pope Leo XIV has called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of hostages and the delivery of humanitarian aid in his first Sunday afternoon ...

Pope Leo XIV prayed at the tomb of Pope Francis on Saturday, just two days after being elected new head of the Catholic Church as he vowed to follow in his predecessor's footsteps. Vatican News ...

Donation Options Search Search Search St. Mary of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church in Riverdale is Pope Leo XIV’s old childhood church. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share The parish ...