Even from the parking lot, the smell of garlic and oregano wafts from the kitchen of Sacred Heart Church. The scents are mixed together with the laughter and happiness being brought on from inside ...

As the princes of the church prepare to shutter themselves in the Sistine Chapel, Italy has more cardinals talked about as top contenders than any other country, boosting the chances of a nation ...

has been named an affiliate church of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major located in Rome, Italy. "As an affiliate church, the Oslob Parish will participate in the spiritual life of the basilica, ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - "The Original Italian Dinner" is a Palm Sunday tradition that has continued for over 100 years. At the Sacred Heart Church on Massachusetts Avenue in Camp Washington from 9 a.m ...

It was the mounting rage of citizens in Viterbo, a small town north of Rome, that put an end to the longest papal election in the history of the Catholic Church, forging for the first time the wor ...

“But it’s just going to be too hot there.” Dressed formally to attend his daughter’s first Communion at a nearby Italian church just prior to the game, Birch saw his team defeat the ...

Orvieto is one of the most striking, memorable, and enjoyable hill towns in central Italy. About 90 minutes from Rome, Orvieto sits majestically high above the valley floor atop a big chunk of ...

a senior Italian church official sent a message to reporters expressing joy over Scola’s election. The problem was that Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio had already been named pope. This conclave is ...

These data show how the power of the church has remained rooted in Italy despite the growth in worshippers elsewhere. There have been 265 popes since Peter (who was born near the Golan Heights).

The Vatican’s Secretary of State Parolin, who is Italian, has some conservative positions, but also backed collaboration between the church and Communist China. He’s rated as having a “high ...