Unlike other holidays around the end of the year, New Year’s is relatively secular — at least among cultures that celebrate ...

The Hamilton High School marching band is in Rome, ready to take the global stage for the New Year's Day Parade. The ...

Pope Francis celebrated first vespers for the vigil of the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, in St. Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday.

Father Robert Regoli’s insightful study, now available in an updated English edition, examines the complexities of Benedict’s ...

In the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the jubilee cross that led the faithful into the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels was from its dedication in 2002.

Iran confirmed the arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala for "violating the laws of the Islamic Republic", Iran's ...

Odunze has stayed positive in a challenging year, leaning on his note-taking and building chemistry with fellow rookie Caleb ...

The life of the church in 2024 was defined as much by what did not happen, as by what did. The most important thing that did ...

The first Holy Year was called in 1300, and in recent times they are generally celebrated every 25 to 50 years. Pilgrims who participate can obtain “indulgences” — the centuries-old feature of the ...

Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Pope Francis’ vicar for the Diocese of Rome, described the event as “a gesture that renews our ...

Rome unveiled the new-look piazza in front of the papal Archbasilica of St John Lateran on Saturday as part of works for the ...

The case of an Italian journalist being held in Iran is "complicated", but Rome hopes to bring 29-year-old Cecilia Sala home ...