Zoom out: John has been the most popular name for popes, with 21 popes selecting the name in honor of John the Evangelist.

The late pope sent a telegram marking the 560th anniversary of the saint’s canonization in 2021 calling her “a great female ...

In an interview with Paris Match, Macron stated that European allies have never before been as close to achieving a ceasefire ...

In one of his final announcements before his death, Pope Francis granted Catalonian architect Antoni Gaudí the title of ...

But all these things they will do to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.' Reflection on the ...

Pope Francis, who chose his papal name after the 13th-century figure St. Francis of Assisi, known as the patron saint of ...

They came from around the world to rejoice in the naming of the first millennial saint but ended up bidding farewell to Pope ...

Walpurgisnacht, also known as Walpurgis Night or "the other Halloween," is celebrated on April 30th primarily in Northern and ...

Three of the five popes before Francis have become saints, but merely serving as pontiff is no longer a guarantee of ...

The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of catacombs and ...

He also had a personal devotion to particular saints, including these three: ...

The number of bank holidays will vary depending on where you live in the UK – with England, Wales and Northern Ireland having ...