Clement requested that he be buried at St. Mary Major with merely a simple inscription, but his successor erected a large statue and monument to him inside the church. After his election as pope ...

Following Pope Francis' passing at 88, global attention is now focused on the Vatican, the center of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Francis is known as a leader of the Church who has achieved many ...

ST GEORGE'S Day is celebrated on April 23 every year – but not in 2025. While thousands take to the streets to celebrate the patron saint of England, an old Church ruling technically delays ...

St George might be hailed as England’s national hero, but he wasn’t actually English and never even visited the country. Born in modern-day Turkey, his reputation for virtue and holiness ...

In an unexpected but historically grounded move, St George’s Day has been transferred to Monday, 28 April this year, under an ancient rule observed by the Church of England. The rare shift is the ...

The Church of England has announced that the celebration has been moved to avoid it clashing with another holiday. St George’s Day is traditionally celebrated on April 23 each year as this is ...

St George’s Day is usually celebrated on April 23 each year, but the Church of England put back the date to Monday April 28 because no saint’s day can take place in the week before or after ...

Karen Stone’s first novel “Shipwreck on the Potomac: Disaster in Pursuit of Lincoln’s Killer,” which was published by History Press, an imprint of Arcadia Press, is now on shelves. Get any ...

Before Pope Francis, Pope Benedict XVI was the leader of the Catholic Church. Benedict, a German-born academic, was one of the oldest popes to take charge of the church from 2005 until his ...

Fire crews were alerted to the fire in the middle of the night and crews from Gweedore, Dungloe, Falcarragh, Glenties and Letterkenny rushed to the scene. The blaze burned through the roof as fire ...

Parishioners in Breezy Point stood helplessly outside St. Edmund Church on Saturday as flames engulfed their beloved house of worship in a devastating three-alarm fire. Fire Department sources ...

A fire broke out Saturday afternoon at St. Edmund Church in Breezy Point, Queens. Videos showed flames and smoke as New York City Fire and Police Departments responded. The incident drew significant ...