There have been twelve Greek Popes in the history of the papacy, with Saint Peter considered to be the first Catholic leader.

When we think of Rome and the Pope, we don't necessarily think of a Greek Pope. However, many Popes in the past had been of ...

European imperialist interests led a young noble couple to a new land: the deeply divided, war-torn, and impoverished country ...

Archaeologists uncovered hidden inscriptions and graffiti left by medieval pilgrims on the walls of the Cenacle, the site of ...

Formosus was elected as pope on October 6, 891 CE, during a particularly turbulent time for the papacy, and political ...

For more than 20 years, Father Raymond de Souza has preached the “Seven Last Words” devotion, a traditional meditation on the ...

Romanelli said the church last received a call from Francis about ... For his funeral, it will not be raised on a platform. "He was not an emperor in his palace," Chambon said.

In the U.S. capital, hundreds of Ethiopians dressed in white tunics gather at the DSK Mariam Church to chant and pray in an ...

The heart of The Last Emperor is the story of Maximillian’s brief reign ... Yet his Mexican supporters were conservatives tied to the Catholic Church, who hated Juarez and his republicans for their ...

ROME – Tradition holds that during the anti-Christian persecution of Roman Emperor Valerian in 258, Saint Lawrence, when given three days to round up the church’s riches before being executed ...

Good Friday is a special day filled with holy awe and silent sadness. It is on this day that the crucifixion of the Lord ...