For 400 years, most popes escaped the Roman summer in the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Then Francis stopped going, ...

Readers can look to the past to discover more about the man who became the first truly American Pope.

Pope Leo XIV has arrived at the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo to start a six-week vacation. He's giving the hilltop ...

Pope Leo XIV, 69, is the person to whom lots of people look when they want to come in contact with God. John Prevost, 71, is ...

I was a lifelong Catholic who had once seriously considered becoming a nun, and who now reported on the Vatican for a Jesuit ...

Pope Francis blesses a tree during a visit to the Jesuit-run Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome Oct. 12, 2017. To the left is Jesuit Fr. Arturo Sosa, superior general of the Jesuits.

Some of the 270 members of a group that began only eight months ago say celebrating their Catholic faith in person is better ...

The last three popes — Benedict XVI, Francis, and Leo XIV — have on more than one occasion recommended reading “ Lord of the World ,” the dystopian science fiction novel written by Robert Hugh Benson ...

American Book FestE-mail Press ContactLOS ANGELES, JUNE 2025 – American Book Fest announced the winners and finalists of THE ...

Despite being a stateless monk with no official power, the Dalai Lama remains one of China’s most persistent challenges. As ...