Pope Francis has officially opened the Jubilee of Hope, which will see millions of pilgrims and tourist visiting the capital ...

In early November, a small group of volunteers gathers at St. Brigid Roman Catholic Church in Westbury to begin ... at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He said the process to assemble the display ...

Four bags of money hidden around 1640 and worth "much more than a craftsman could earn in a year" have been found inside a ...

During the restoration of a sandstone statue in the Gothic church, workers uncovered the coins concealed in a cavity within ...

David Lodge's novels—as well as his many works of nonfiction—made him an important figure in 20th-century British literature.

After opening the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Pope Francis December 26 inaugurated the second Holy Door of the ...

“Germany” was a patchwork of independent cities, principalities and dukedoms, all nominally but loosely connected to the “Holy Roman Emperor ... for the Catholic Church, then back ...

Hernandez first came to know the girl through her friendship with his son, and he continued to intensify the connection when he started working as an substitute art teacher and the faculty adviser ...

During the Jubilee year of 2025, when some 30 million Catholic pilgrims are expected ... of the Basilica of Maxentius in the Roman Forum. Rome’s first churches were modeled on basilicas rather ...

As a Catholic feast day ... year correlated to Jesus’ conception until 1752. Since the Roman Calendar Reform of 1969, the Church observes Jan. 1 as the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.

(THE CONVERSATION) On Dec. 31, while many people are preparing for their New Years Eve parties, some Roman Catholic Christians will also mark ... Pontificalis” consists of lists of all the churches ...

Workers restoring St. Andreas Church in Eisleben, Germany have happened upon a "huge fortune" found hidden inside the leg of ...