When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was anointed as the Pope, he chose to rename himself as Francis after St. Francis of Assisi, the medieval saint who founded the Franciscans, one of the largest ...

The burial place is located in the niche of the side aisle, between the Pauline Chapel (Chapel of Our Lady of Health of the Roman People) and the Sforza Chapel in St. Mary Major Basilica.

NEW HAVEN — The Knights of St. Patrick, one of the oldest Irish organizations in America, has elected Bernadette Smyth LaFrance of Guilford to be its first woman president, the organization said.

Hundreds of protesters in St. Paul, Minnesota, rallied after the U.S. Justice Department said Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia was deported to El Salvador after a ...

The Vatican has opened St Peter's Basilica to the public so people can pay their final respects to Pope Francis. Three days of public mourning will take place before the pontiff's funeral on Saturday.

ST. LOUIS — The City of St. Louis has filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Missouri in an effort to block its takeover of the city's police department. The lawsuit's named plaintiff ...

Bofill Taller de Arquitectura's Royal Arts Complex is located at the heart of the park. The thirteen planned structures include the National Theatre, several smaller theaters, an open-air ...

Sky News has learnt that Atlas Holdings, a US-based buyout firm, is in advanced talks about a 130p-a-share offer for De La Rue. The London-listed company's leading investors are understood to have ...

The late pontiff will lie in state inside St. Peter's Basilica for three days ahead of his funeral, with the faithful processing slowly up to his simple wooden coffin to pay their respects.

It was inspired by St Francis of Assisi - the saint of the poor, the humble and the earth. From day one, Pope Francis lived by the name. He skipped the lavish Vatican residence for a modest ...

Casey Feindt Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park is the site of St. Augustine's original settlement. Here, you'll learn about the Spanish settlers who arrived in the 1500s ...

St. Irene of Rome was the widow of the martyr Saint Castulus, a Roman military officer who was killed for spreading the Christian faith in 286. She lived in the Roman Empire during the reign of ...