It has already been a year of firsts for Grand Duchess Stephanie of Luxembourg. Since her husband, Grand Duke Guillaume, ...

UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland (RNS) — Smallwood, an eight-time Grammy nominee, died on Dec. 30, at age 77 of complications from ...

A museum in his Kansas hometown honors Emil Kapaun, a Catholic priest who's approaching sainthood and has posthumously received the Medal of Honor.

On the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan order, his body will be displayed ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is planning to travel to Spain this year, with stops in Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands to fulfil Pope Francis’ wish of visiting a key migration entry point ...

Pope Leo XIV waves people at the end of his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.) Listen ROME — Pope Leo XIV is ...

Peru’s ambassador to the Holy See has publicly invited Pope Leo XIV to visit. The invitation, delivered during a Saturday ceremony in the Vatican gardens, confirms that 2026 is shaping up to be an ...

Pope Leo has appointed Ronald Hicks, a seemingly like-minded cleric, as the Archbishop of New York—historically, the most ...

President Trump sent well wishes to Savannah Guthrie and promised a "softer" immigration approach. Then came the video ...

Pope Leo XIV meets faithfuls at the end of his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. Credit: AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo ...

Woody Allen’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein has been known for years, but emails in the huge trove of records released by the Justice Department illustrate that relationship in new depth.