Why the date of Easter remains divisive four centuries later
In 2026, the Catholic or Western Easter will be celebrated on April 5. The Orthodox Easter, however, falls a week later on ...
Trump and Vance turn over ‘new leaf’ with Zelensky one year since Oval Office clash
The world took notice of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance’s Oval Office confrontation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, which unfolded a year ago Saturday. The shouting ...
Set of bones drawing hundreds of thousands to small Italian town
The remains of St Francis of Assisi were lost for centuries before their sensational rediscovery.
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U.S. visitors’ office saw big uptick in serving pilgrims during 2025
The Jubilee Year, the death of Pope Francis and the unexpected election of a U.S. pope boosted the number of U.S. visitors ...
In Minnesota, US cardinals and pope’s ambassador decry mass deportations and call for reconciliation
ST PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Two American cardinals and the Vatican’s ambassador to the U.S. denounced the mass deportations in Minnesota under the federal government’s immigration crackdown, but they urged ...
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‘Come in with clean hands’: Phil Andrew aims to bring crisis management experience to Congress
This story contains mentions of gun violence. Before Phil Andrew was a hostage negotiator for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a gun violence prevention advocate or a congressional candidate, he ...
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Pope Leo's first Lent will reveal pastoral tone and direction
The late pope picked Auxiliary Bishop Angelo De Donatis to preach at the retreat in 2014. In 2017, De Donatis was appointed the papal vicar of Rome — effectively entrusted to run the Rome Diocese of ...
Photos from Assisi as the bones of St. Francis go on display
Pilgrims will have yet another reason to visit the hilltop Umbrian town of Assisi, as the bones of St. Francis of Assisi, the ...
Display of St. Francis of Assisi’s bones confirms enduring appeal of relics for Christians
The bones of St. Francis of Assisi have gone on public display for the first time. Nearly 400,000 people registered in advance to see the bone fragments.
Skeleton of St. Francis of Assisi goes on public display for first time
The remains of St. Francis of Assisi have gone on public display for the first time, marking 800 years since the saint’s death.
In Italy, the bones of St. Francis are going on public display, a mixed blessing for Assisi
Assisi is putting the bones of St. Francis on public display for the first time, and the Italian town is bracing for a crush of pilgrims.