Dracula, prince of darkness, lord of the undead! This mythical character leaped onto the page from the fevered imagination of Irish writer Bram Stoker in 1897. But the historical figure who shares a ...

A new book argues that the mother of Jesus was a powerhouse in her own right. Madonna and Child, c.1485 (oil on wood) by Giovanni Bellini, currently at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

The Eucharistic celebration, presided over by Archbishop Anthony Muheria of the Archdiocese of Nyeri, drew bishops from across Kenya, clergy, religious, and lay faithful who joined the Holy Mass in ...

Pope Leo XIV will celebrate Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Day morning, Dec. 25 — a custom dating to the pontificate of St. John Paul II. The Vatican announced Tuesday Pope Leo’s Mass ...

On Oct. 1, Ukraine observes Defenders’ Day — a national holiday that now coincides with the Feast of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God and the Day of the Ukrainian Cossacks. After the country ...

Vatican City, 30 September, 2025 / 7:26 pm (ACI Africa). Pope Leo XIV will celebrate Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Day morning, Dec. 25 — a custom dating to the pontificate of St. John ...

Mary, Mother of God Parish will hold a cash bingo Oct. 19 at at 1 p.m. at Holy Rosary Center, Scranton. Tickets are $30 and must be purchased in advance. There will be 16 regular games with a cash ...

Where did the Renaissance begin? There has been an official answer to that question since 1550, the date that Giorgio Vasari’s Lives of the Artists was first published. According to this version, it ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. By this point, you may have noticed that I haven’t yet told you the name of ...

Friends are remembering a former Philadelphia priest, Bishop Herbert A. Bevard, for his devotion to Jesus and Mary, and loving service to the people he served in the Philadelphia Archdiocese and the ...

The Italian Parliament this week took a major step toward making the Oct. 4 feast of St. Francis of Assisi a national holiday. The Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of Italy’s Parliament, voted to ...