Pope Leo XIV, the first American Pope, held his inaugural Mass in Vatican City. He pledged to unite Catholic Church. The ceremony included traditional rituals and symbols. Dignitaries from various ...

Above the door of the church in the last blocks of Chicago, the Virgin Mary still stands with her arms wide open. The double doors beneath the statue’s feet are shut, but a disintegrating wooden ...

However, it was a moment of celebration for the servicemen and women who had battled Adolf Hitler’s army, as well as for people across Europe who had been bombed, invaded and subjugated since ...

May 8 marks the 80th anniversary of V-E Day, with events across the globe marking the defining moment that ended the Second World War in Europe and ushered in the modern era. Celebrations have ...

MARKING 80 years since VE (Victory in Europe Day,) the Irish News looks back on how the historic announcement was received at home, from celebrations on the streets of Belfast to rumours that ...

Cardinal electors are yet to cast their first ballots in the papal conclave – and yet they've already been beaten to the smoke race. Just hours before the "princes" of the Catholic Church ...

“(In) the United States, about 17% of Catholics go to church. In Europe, it's down to, like, 2% to 5% of Catholics go to church. In Africa, 80% to 90% of Catholics go to church. So that's where ...

A skull unearthed in a medieval Hungarian church two decades ago may belong ... it holds the greatest collection of books in Europe in the Renaissance period. “One of the deepest concerns ...

Tesla's results in Europe go against the market trends, which saw EV sales rising by 28% in the first quarter. In the same quarter, Tesla sales dropped over 37% amid anti-Musk protests and ...

A time of innovation, philosophy, and legendary works of art: the realities of the medieval period (500 to 1500 C.E.) in Europe may surprise ... Though the Catholic Church taught that ...

Did Benedict XVI’s pontificate mark the end of a historical chapter in which the Church was rooted in, and oriented toward, Europe? And if so, would this mean that the decline of the European ...