The killings marked the first day of what is now known as the Marzabotto Massacre, a large civilian massacre in which ...

“Never meet your heroes” is an old adage, but it’s apparently one that Surrealist superstar Salvador Dalí never paid much mind. In fact, even after a disappointing meeting with the father of ...

A message from the head of the Catholic Church was read during the Duchess of Kent's requiem mass Janine Henni is a Royals Staff Writer for PEOPLE Digital, covering modern monarchies and the world's ...

“Seldom in history have a man’s four-score years been turned with greater joy to all men who seek peace and righteousness here on earth, with greater and holier triumph following long days when bodily ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Giuseppe Wang Zhengui, 62, was installed and ordained as the first bishop of the new Diocese of Zhangjiakou, China, on Wednesday (Sept. 10) in an important milestone for a ...

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Friday for a peaceful end to the “increasingly deafening violence” of wars around the world as he celebrated a Catholic feast day on the same day as a ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in the chapel of the Carabinieri’s headquarters in Castel Gandolfo on July 15, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen Remembering the anniversary of the proclamation of the ...

Pope Leo XIV on June 18 renewed his strong call for peace, urging people to not “get used to war.” Addressing pilgrims at the end of Wednesday’s general audience, the pontiff lamented that “the Church ...

Pope Leo XIV prays at the conclusion of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican June 11, 2025. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) Pope Leo XIV called on world leaders to reject the ...

My first Pope-related experience came when I was assigned a scrapbook on the late Pope Pius XII. Since he died in 1958, I assume this was a life summary scrapbook and I would have been in second grade ...

ROME – Pope Leo XIV made a surprise visit on Thursday to Castel Gandolfo, the traditional papal summer residence, to visit an ecological project launched under Pope Francis. According to a Vatican ...