The fingerprints and hand marks reveal the close, personal contact the Romans had with their dead, according to Carroll.

From a bird's-eye view high above St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, a stunning photograph shows the estimated 250,000 mourners who gathered for the funeral of Pope Francis. Another photo, taken ...

Then Bishop-elect Thomas Zinkula displays the Apostolic Mandate, a document written by Pope Francis naming Zinkula ninth ...

Leo on Thursday formally suppressed the fundraising commission, abrogated its statutes and fired its members. He decreed that ...

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The ex-prince continues to push his luck, a new book casts fresh light on the death of Diana, and William and Catherine will ...

There's been several occasions this year where First Lady Melania Trump has been accused of using a body double for public appearances, including Pope Francis' funeral in April ...

Matilda of Canossa, Queen Christina of Sweden and Maria Clementina Sobieska. Though separated by centuries, they each engaged with the church at pivotal moments.

Pope Leo XIV presides over Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican for the repose of the soul of the late Pope Francis and deceased cardinals, Monday Trump immigration crackdown's next target city ...

Pope Leo will also celebrate a Mass for the soul of the late Pope Francis and deceased cardinals the following day. Pope Leo XIV prays during a Mass on Oct. 27, 2025, marking both the start of the ...

History was made in the Sistine Chapel on Thursday as Pope Leo XIV and King Charles III prayed side by side, marking the first time since the Protestant Reformation that a reigning British monarch and ...