Looking for creative DIY Valentine’s Day gifts? ❤️✨ Here are some timeless 2018-inspired handmade gift ideas that still shine today! From heart-shaped boxes and photo frames to love notes and paper ...

Pope Leo XIV gave his first homily at a Mass on Friday, one day after he was selected by a conclave of cardinals at the Vatican to lead the Catholic Church. The first U.S. pope in history said he ...

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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a ...

North Africa was once a thriving Christian heartland, producing popes who shaped Catholic traditions still observed today From establishing Easter Sunday to founding St Valentine’s Day, Africa’s popes ...

The Catholic Church dedicates the entire month of May to the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of God and spiritual mother of all. In the plan of salvation, the Blessed Virgin Mary holds a special place.

Cardinal Leonardo Sandri also pointed out that the next pope will be entrusted with fulfilling Pope Francis’ vision for the rest of the 2025 Jubilee of Hope. Cardinal Leonardo Sandri celebrates ...

In one of his final announcements before his death, Pope Francis granted Catalonian architect Antoni Gaudí the title of “venerable”, due to his dedication to the design and build of the Sagrada ...

Here, we look at the three previous African popes - and how they got Christians to celebrate Easter Sunday and St Valentine's Day ... I was in charge of the Catholic Church at a time when ...

Editor’s Note: On April 28, 2025, Cardinal Baldassare Reina, vicar general for the Diocese of Rome, delivered the following homily during the third day of Novendiales Masses for Pope Francis.