Take a virtual tour of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, one of Rome’s most important papal basilicas. Explore its ...

Bishop Joseph Williams kneels at the tomb of Pope Francis in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome. Bishop Williams ...

How would I describe the jubilee pilgrimage I recently led to Italy? First and foremost, it was a ministry and mission, not a ...

Italy is a country that delights the senses at every turn, from cobblestone streets and ancient piazzas to sun-soaked ...

When Pope Leo shook our hands, he looked into our faces—brown, weary, hopeful—overcome with tears of joy and hope; he saw the ...

The first saints were Christian martyrs who suffered agonising deaths. The standards for sainthood today are significantly more lax. On9, Pope Leo XIV is set to canonise an Italian lawyer who returned ...

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – The Vatican’s top diplomat sharply criticised Israel’s “ongoing massacre” in Gaza in comments published on Monday – one of the Catholic Church’s strongest condemnations of ...

Ancient Rome, initially a settlement on seven hills, grew from simple villages into a powerful city-state. These hills, ...

Law enforcement officers from Amtrak Police, California Highway Patrol and Guadalupe Police along with firefights from Guadalupe, Santa Barbara County and Santa Maria converged on the scene of a crash ...

UPDATE (8:45 p.m.) - Santa Maria police say the mom and her 6-year-old daughter were hit while walking in an unmarked crosswalk. The girl has major injuries but is listed in stable condition. The ...