A heartless vandal snuck up to an historic Brooklyn Catholic church in the middle of the night and smashed two statues — including one that is nearly 100 years old, authorities said. The damage at St.

(RNS) — The anniversary offers an opportunity to reflect not just on what the document says, but on the young papacy of Leo ...

Pope Francis was admitted to a hospital in Rome on Friday for a respiratory infection and will remain for as long as necessary to complete treatment, the Vatican said on Monday. Jorge Mario Bergoglio, ...

The recycled buildings of Rome, long dismissed by architects, are getting a reappraisal as a model for how to reduce waste while creating something fresh. ROME — For centuries, historians and ...

The community I grew up in near Bethlehem is being squeezed out by Israeli settlers.

The 95-year-old lives in the Covington retirement community St. Anthony's Gardens, but her conversation drifts to Baton Rouge ...

Construction in south London uncovered a 2,000-year-old Roman road under the modern street and confirmed long-standing archaeology theories. Google Street View July ...

A stretch of one of the most significant roads in Roman-era Britain has been unearthed underneath the asphalt of the Old Kent Road in southeast London. The ancient road, known as Watling Street, was ...

Charles Nadeau was 6 years old when he says he first experienced abuse at the Trinity Catholic School in Massena, New York, ...