The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like ...

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square in June 2014. (Photo: Alfredo Borba/Wikimedia Commons) What can the pope represent for non-Catholic Christians? The question is worth asking ...

St Clare of Assisi depicted in contemporary stained glass in St Stephen’s, Bristol ...

Pope Francis, 88, told the public at his weekly Vatican audience that he is still recovering from bronchitis and was unable to read his prepared speech. The pope once again asked an aide to deliver ...

The modern calendar has Roman Catholic roots. As the sun does not adhere exactly to the earthly calendar, leap days are ...

a womb made fruitful by the Holy Spirit and never to lack virginity" Marian Text: [perpetual virginity] Published in Latin and English (CMP VI, 6271; FOC 93, 111) Sermon 29, on the Nativity of Christ ...

The phone will apparently have a 35mm main camera and shoot 1x photos via the ultrawide lens. The phone is said to have similar sensors for the main and ultrawide cameras. We’ve seen some ...

I offer my deepest sympathies to the families who are now mourning the loss of a loved one," the pope said. Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington said in a Jan. 30 statement that "Catholics ...

The 2026 BMW iX adds an xDrive45 model, which is the new starting point for the brand’s battery-electric crossover. The refreshed iX xDrive45 starts at $76,325 and sends 402 and 516 lb-ft of ...

Opinions on its styling aside, the BMW iX is one of the best electric luxury SUVs money can buy, with an impressive combination of range, power and tech. But it's not standing still; for the 2026 ...

The 2026 iX features a more efficient and powerful lineup, including a cheaper entry-level model. Changes are evolutionary, with the facelift focusing on subtle tweaks to the exterior of the EV.

While the Catholic Church follows the Gregorian calendar, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582, the Orthodox Church primarily adheres to the Julian calendar, established during the Roman Empire.