Archaeologists in the Dakhla Oasis have uncovered a 4th-century settlement complete with a basilica, a deacon’s house, and 200 written records of daily life.
When Pope John XV canonized Ulrich on July 4, 993, he became the first saint actually canonized by a pope instead of through local veneration.
Pope Leo XIV will lead a global prayer vigil for peace at St. Peter's Basilica on Saturday, continuing a papal tradition that has responded to humanity's darkest hours.
LEGO builders and architecture buffs alike are reacting to a prediction that Gaudí's Barcelona masterpiece has inspired the largest LEGO set ever.
St. Basil is known as a Father of the Church and is a bridge between the churches of the East and the West. He has much to teach us today.
Christianity was brought to the region by European explorers in 1521, marking a pivotal moment in the history of the Philippines.
In heraldic tradition, mottos are not even a requirement, though bishops tend to choose one that summarizes their spirituality.
While a number of big anniversaries happen in 2026, these annual observances and papal messages are a relatively recent development in the Church.
St. Emerentiana was the foster-sister of St. Agnes of Rome, and would eventually join her sister in the ranks of martyrs.
Christianity does not begin with an idea but with a child, and it does not end with a concept but with an empty sepulcher — into history.
Archaeology, the Pope suggests, offers the Church a way to speak credibly to a wounded humanity by grounding faith in history rather than abstraction.
Learning these symbols is not only aesthetic education — it is a way of reconnecting with the shared Christian heritage that once shaped the entire Mediterranean world, and beyond.
As the Church celebrates six months with this Successor of Peter, we look back on 12 key dates that have marked the first half-year of Leo XIV.
The Diocese of Westminster was established on September 29, 1850, as part of the restoration of the Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales.
Instead of foreign priests or missionaries, the Catholic Church spread in Korea from a single lay person who was baptized.
The Church did not waste any time in canonizing these holy men and women.
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger tasked Fr. Jean Corbon with the weighty task of synthesizing the Catholic Church's beliefs about prayer.
