Before visiting Rome, Vatican City, and Italy's religious sites, read this Rick Steves-recommended book to better understand the popes and their history.

COMMENTARY: It’s worth noting that the Pauline Chapel, one of three in the Apostolic Palace, is pictured in the Holy Father’s ...

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In selecting Leo XIV, did the cardinals intend to rebalance the immanent U.S. role on the planet?

After edging Pope John Paul II in a tense 1-0 contest in Game 1, University Lab’s offense came alive Saturday, powering the ...

U-High’s Brody Mayeux got the win, allowing one run on two hits and a walk with four strikeouts. Hamilton went 3 for 4 with a ...

Pope John Paul II baseball falls to University High 7-3 to end their magical season. The Jaguars were making their first ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, selected a papal name with a long and sometimes sordid history in the ...

Before we met Pope Leo XIV, shows like "The New Pope" and "The Young Pope" mythologized the Vatican to the masses.

American author, speaker and theologian Bishop Robert Barron was at the Vatican this week to witness the election of a new ...

Paul III: The church in the 16th century was faced with doctrinal controversy, political intrigue, and fierce competition.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful ...