Pope Leo XIV greets people as he arrives for a two-week stay in the summer papal estate in Castel Gandolfo, 25 miles southeast of Rome, on July 6, 2025. The newly elected pope revives a long ...

Discover the Leaning Tower of Pisa, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Italy. Learn about its accidental tilt, 200-year construction, and fascinating history, including its architects and survival ...

Pope Leo will continue to deliver his weekly Angelus addresses from Liberty Square (Piazza della Libertà) in front of the pontifical palace on July 13 and on July 20.

Rooted in community life, Pope Leo XIV’s vision of authority centers not on control but on teaching, sanctifying and governing.

Religion Inside Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV’s summer residence: a pool, tennis club, and 135 acres of gardens It may have been ignored by his predecessor due to its opulence, but now it is ...

Symbolic lifting of the statues surrounding the spire of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris marked the beginning of one of the last phases of the roof reconstruction before the towers of the Parisian icon ...

A historic Grade II-listed chapel in the heart of a Welsh village could be converted into flats. A planning application is being considered to change the use of the Ainon Welsh Baptist Chapel in ...

Home People 'Never willing to pardon where I had a power to revenge’: The history of the duelling class Settling a dispute with swords, pistols and, if legend is to be believed, sausages and guitars, ...

In 1856, Emma Batchelor, then 21, left her home in England to come to Utah to serve the Mormon Church.

There are four dogmas stating Mary's personal relationship with God and her role in human salvation .

Discover the best things to do in Florence, Italy, from visiting world-renowned art galleries to admiring Renaissance architecture, including the iconic Duomo.