Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire. 1494: Christopher Columbus sights Jamaica, landing ...

Most people think the Pope's church is St. Peter's Basilica. But as the Bishop of Rome, his actual seat is in a church on the other side of Rome called St. John Lateran.

Msgr. Joseph Prior explains how in this Sunday's Gospel, Peter receives the mercy and love of Jesus. Peter is transformed, then boldly proclaims the Gospel to the world.

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...

From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs,”is a brilliant, pithy summation of communist philosophy ...

Presiding over the fifth Novemdiales Mass in memory of Pope Francis, Cardinal Sandri reflects on Pope Francis’ witness of ...

The Diocese of Phoenix remembered Pope Francis in its Mass on Divine Mercy Sunday, part of a 9-day period around the world for Catholics to mourn his recent passing.  Bishop John Dolan led an ...

Braslavski, who worked as a security guard, was taken from the Nova Music Festival after he stayed behind to save others. Information ...

Following Saturday’s open-air funeral in the square, Francis’s remains will be taken through the streets of Rome in another ...

The funeral of Pope Francis is currently taking place Vatican City and with hundreds of thousands of people in attendance ...

Saturday’s funeral will kick off the traditional Novendiales, nine consecutive days of mourning for the suffrage of the late ...

The scarcity highlighted broader environmental concerns about biodiversity loss and habitat conversion across the country ...