“I’m ticked,” says John Prevost, the retired Midwestern high school principal who is now, abruptly and without warning, ...

This year marks the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea (325)! The word ecumenical comes from the Greek oikoumene (οἰκουμένη), which translates as “the whole inhabited ...

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Pope Leo will certainly need to deploy all his talents to tackle the Vatican’s finances, says Fortune.The late pope “worked a near miracle” in his efforts to bring “transparency ...

Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Norway's crown Princess, has been charged with rape and sexual assault. Høiby, stepson of the ...

The room also features throne-like armchairs where US President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II sat in 1987 during the Pope's visit to America. A centerpiece of the room is the Welte Philharmonic ...

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Castel Gandolfo has been for centuries a place of rest, prayer, and study for popes. Pius XII, John XXIII, Paul VI, John Paul ...

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 4, 2025 / 17:06 pm. Pope Leo XIV spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call Wednesday afternoon.