For those (arch)dioceses that do not mark today as the Ascension, the liturgical calendar allows celebration of the optional ...

Here is a look at the life of Bono, Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter of the band U2. Personal Birth date: May 10, 1960 Birth place: Dublin, Ireland Birth name: Paul David Hewson Father: ...

The Mediterrane Film Festival in Malta is returning for its third edition with more than 40 films from over 20 countries.

Explore the National Arboretum after hours, party in the street at Sundress Fest, celebrate Argentine culture and enjoy the ...

From luxury properties like the St. Regis Rome to boutique hotels like J.K. Place Roma, here are the 21 best hotels in Rome, Italy to book now.

Pope Leo XIV declared himself a Roman on Sunday as he completed the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop ...

Popes — they're just like us? Not exactly, but you wouldn't know that by the American fanfare surrounding the newly minted ...

NEW LENOX, Ill. — When white smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel revealing that a new pope had been chosen, John Prevost turned on his television in Illinois, called his niece and they ...

He composed nearly 600 scores for the show and conducted the 35-piece orchestra that played them in the studio.

ROME -- The Roman basilica of the Augustinians — Pope Leo XIV’s religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the Virgin Mary by Caravaggio, the blockbuster artist who revolutionized the use of ...

LYON, France — Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from around the world on Monday after the Vatican announced the pontiff's death ...