The charity and work of Pope Pius XII during World War II so impressed the Chief Rabbi ... especially in his Christmas messages. His 1941 and 1942 Christmas messages were both translated and ...

The centenary year of St. Thérèse’s canonization began Jan. 4 and will continue until Christmas, with a weekend of celebrations taking place May 16–18 in Lisieux, France.

St. John Paul II’s birthday is May 18; he was born on this day in 1920 in Wadowice, Poland. When he was elected to the papacy ...

The Vatican said some 200,000 people attended the Mass at St. Peter’s Square, which marked the start of the pontificate of ...

UPI File Photo In 1935, Pope Pius XI canonized Sir Thomas More and ... actor Meghan Markle at Windsor Castle. Queen Elizabeth II granted the newlyweds the titles of duke and duchess of Sussex.

The first 'official' popemobile was a Mercedes-Benz Nürburg 460 Pullman given to Pope Pius XI in 1930 ... assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II in 1981, it was modified to also act as ...

According to Tatler, the first queen to make use of the exception was reportedly Victoria Eugenia of Spain, during a private conversation with Pope Pius XI in 1923.

thus ending the cover-up written into canon law by Pope Pius XI in 1922. Another consequence of the pontifical secret was the Church’s failure to develop case law jurisprudence over child sexual abuse ...

One hundred years ago, on May 17, 2025, St. Thérèse was canonized. Pope Pius XI said in his homily that “the Maid of Lisieux took the resolution of doing all things for love of Jesus ...