Appearing publicly in street clothes for the first time as pontiff, Pope Francis went into St. Peter’s Basilica to pray and greet the faithful.

A prophecy from a medieval saint seems to suggest that Pope Francis might be the final pope. But then what happens next?

New Mexico was poised to adopt the tortilla its state bread, but the bill that got unanimous support in the Legislature fell ...

Pope Francis' surprise visit to St. Peter's Basilica to pray and see ongoing restoration work is a clear sign that his ...

A Vatican spokesman told journalists the pope had wanted to get some air and then decided to extend his time outside of his ...

The recent restoration of the funerary monument of Urban VIII is displayed to journalists inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the ...

America has been around long enough that an article in the magazine’s back pages actually commemorates the last centennial ...

Such a powerful symbol of renewal naturally resonated with ... It was even believed to be incorruptible. In The City of God, Saint Augustine remarked on the peacock’s unfading flesh, seeing ...

Bending Journey of Discovery When Dan Brown published "The Da Vinci Code" in 2003, he forever changed the landscape of ...

US President Donald Trump in March ridiculed Lesotho as a place "nobody has ever heard of" and then this week hit the tiny ...

Others waved tree branches and red and black flags, once the symbol of the Duvalier dictatorship ... More protests are ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Jesus seeks out people in their woundedness ... Upon realizing who he is, the woman leaves behind her water jar -- a symbol, the pope wrote, of her past burdens -- and runs to ...