Anyone who has ever been in a serious relationship will probably identify with the old and by now cliché adage, “it’s not ...

The Vatican's money problems mean Pope Leo’s freedom to act as an independent moral player on the world stage is compromised ...

Medieval texts and frescoes show how Francis of Assisi’s legends formed – and why his call to poverty and care for creation still resonates.

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. His papacy ended when he died on April 21, 2025. The worldwide spiritual leader of ...

The world of sports is full of cabals and situations that for some have little explanation, but for others are key ...

We know now that because of Francis’ 12-year pontificate, the ACP in Bishop Brennan’s words, has become ‘mainstream’ and even though some may suggest that Francis has stolen some of our clothes, it ...

At the Jan. 4 Angelus, Pope Leo XIV seemed to cast his gaze westward, beyond the Atlantic. “The good of the beloved Venezuelan people must prevail over every other consideration,” he said, urging to ...

Remembering John L. Allen Jr., the legendary Vatican reporter who died this week at age 61 after a long battle with cancer ...

While Succession's Brian Cox played him first, Sir Anthony Hopkins immortalised the cannibalistic psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter in the Oscar-trawling Silence of the Lambs in 1991. Sir Anthony Hopkins ...

It’s hard enough to come to terms with your own mortality. But there are some iconic stars and public figures who are so bright that you might assume they will be around forever. And yet, just like ...

Catholic affiliation is declining across much of Latin America, while the number of religiously unaffiliated adults is rising ...