If you're an architecture buff, take some time to check out the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, which was constructed beginning in 1869. Located a block east of the Santa Fe Plaza ...

St. John Lateran Basilica, will open, which on Nov. 9 celebrated the 1,700th anniversary of its dedication. On Jan. 1, the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, Pope Francis will also open the Holy ...

A man was shot to death in a parking garage at Cary’s Fenton shopping center Friday night. File photo. Courtesy of Fenton A man was shot to death in a parking garage Friday night in the upscale ...

Pope Francis recalled the witness of persecuted Christians around the world on Thursday as he celebrated the feast of St. Stephen, the Church’s first martyr. In his Angelus address on Dec. 26 ...

A tall man with a warm smile ambles along rural byways, a backpack over his shoulders and a banjo around his neck, strumming ...

Today will see the fog clear early on, but cloudy skies will remain, with only the odd brighter break. Another dry, mild and settled day. Tonight Tonight will remain largely cloudy throughout but ...

When you meet a guy, for example, like Francis of Assisi. Genius or crackpot? Both. Sensuous embracer of life or ...

One of Pope Francis’ lasting reforms will be his reshaping of the papacy to embrace simplicity and humility, as seen in his decisions to live in a Vatican guesthouse and carry his own briefcase ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year ... and the big Vatican garage was built for the 2000 Jubilee under St. John Paul II. Pope Boniface VII called the first Holy Year ...

Through 12 games, more than a third of the regular season, a lot more has gone right than wrong for St. John’s. It is 10-2 and a projected NCAA Tournament team that most experts predict will ...