A new restoration project aims to revive a rare example of a female-commissioned and female-executed painting of the birth of the Virgin Mary.
In 1276, the Catholic Church witnessed an unprecedented historical event: four different men sat on the papal throne successively within a single calendar year.
The thieves broke into Messina Regional Museum on the eve of the Feast of the Assumption, where locals gather for a heartfelt parade around town.
Not every Christian falls away through a spectacular sin. St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria warned Bernardo Omodei about a much quieter threat: mediocrity.
A yellowed flyer found in a Florence convent pharmacy describes a 19th-century tonic made from coca leaves and kola nuts. Sound familiar?
While vacationing at Castel Gandolfo, the Pontiff took a private trip to the historic Monte Cassino abbey to pray for world peace.
10 years ago, little Leo arrived alone in Lampedusa, having lost his mother at sea. On Saturday, he handed his namesake a football — and a note that stopped the world.
Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass in Lampedusa today beneath her image. She has been watching over the island’s waters for centuries.
On July 4, Pope Leo XIV will travel to Lampedusa, following in the footsteps of his predecessor to shine a light on the ongoing migration crisis.
"Let us ask ourselves: If Mother Francesca were alive today, what would her missionary spirit tell her?" Pope Leo said in the Italian town where Mother Cabrini was born.
Jesus reveals to us the mystery of God and, at the same time, the mystery that is ourselves, said Pope Leo in Pavia, Italy.
The first saint of the United States and the first American Pope share more than a passport. Pope Leo XIV travels to her birthplace today to venerate her heart.
The first U.S. citizen to ever be canonized was born in this small town near Milan. The first U.S. citizen to ever be Successor of Peter will be the first pope to visit her basilica.
Pope Leo XIV will travel to Pavia, Italy, on Saturday, June 20, to pray before the relics of St. Augustine, mirroring Benedict XVI’s visit.
The Vatican has established a special commission to oversee the Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, which faces mounting debt and administrative challenges.
A mid-practice chat showed the two Italian stars, one charming exchange, and absolutely no ego in sight.
"Fight exclusion, not the excluded," Pope Leo urged, in recognizing the "bewitching" force of consumerism.
