A new book illustrates that far from being pastoral fantasies wasting land, money and energy, they are a valuable cultural export, part of the country’s enduring soft power ...

The Pasadena Waldorf School was severely impacted by the devastating Eaton wildfire, but one item that miraculously survived ...

(Vatican Media via AP, HOGP) Pope Francis reacts during a solemn mass where he made 21 new cardinals in St. Peter’s Basilica at The Vatican, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File) ...

VATICAN CITY, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Pope Francis injured his right forearm after a fall in his residence on Thursday but did not suffer any broken bones and continued on with his agenda for the day ...

One of Pope Francis’ lasting reforms will be his reshaping of the papacy to embrace simplicity and humility, as seen in his decisions to live in a Vatican guesthouse and carry his own briefcase ...

Not even the Pope can resist the temptation. So this month Pope Francis, the first Latin American and the first Jesuit to head the Catholic Church, goes where other pontiffs have not. Hope ...

There are so many GoFundMe campaigns. You can scroll and scroll and scroll through the crowdfunding site’s list of verified campaigns that have been set up, often by friends and family, to ...

Archaeologists have made an incredible new discovery at the famous Terracotta Army site in China, unearthing a rare 2,000-year-old statue believed to depict a high-ranking military commander.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis gestures during an audience with Catholic associations of teachers and students’ parents in ...

Speaking to participants in the General Chapter of the Union “St. Catherine of Siena” of School Missionaries in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, Francis emphasized three essential qualities ...

has hit upon a three-foot idol of the 13th Century saint, Narahari Tīrtha recently. Believed to have hailed from Chikakolu town (present Srikakulam), Tirtha’s ancestors were aristocrats in the ...