Margaret “Peggie” Will Janotka, age 72, passed away peacefully at home on September 8, 2025 surrounded by close family in her beloved sunroom. Born December 11, 1952 in Upper Arlington, OH she spent ...

Rome is recognised globally for its ancient ruins, most notably the Colosseum, religious sites like the Vatican and St Peter’s Basilica and its famous Italian cuisine, featuring a variety of pasta and ...

Italian archaeologists recently gained rare insight into life during Ancient Rome when they found a multi-story apartment building built decades before the birth of Jesus Christ. The discovery was ...

Gorgeous beaches, unspoiled nature, unusual historical sites and low prices have made this former “hermit state” one of Europe’s newest destinations. The seaside city of Saranda offers a laid-back ...

An ancient baptistery was recently unearthed in France – and archaeologists say the discovery sheds light on Christian rituals from over 1,500 years ago. The baptistery, dating back to the fifth and ...

For the uninitiated, Laguna Beach is Southern California at its most postcard-worthy, a stretch of the Orange County coastline filled with frothy waves, winding canyons and afternoon beachgoers. Yet ...

Nearly six and a half centuries before McDonald's first introduced its iconic logo designed by Jim Schindler, artists had already invented the double-humped shape. The Flemish painter Michiel van der ...

It was 8:29 in Rome of a bright spring morning. A vast, good-humored mob filled St. Peter’s Square, craned necks toward the Arch of Bells. Suddenly the cheers exploded. Through the Arch of Bells into ...

Pope Leo XIV asked Sunday for prayers for China’s Catholics to be in communion with the Holy See, as he made his first public remarks about one of the thorniest foreign policy issues facing his new ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV declared himself a Roman on Sunday as he completed the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome. The first American pope formally took possession of the ...

Leo XIV dedicated his third Sunday as pope to the city and diocese of Rome, and from “the mother church of the world”—the Basilica of St. John Lateran—he told the people that he loved them and, in a ...