Pope Leo XIV has declared himself a Roman as he completes the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome ...

This painting depicts the Battle of Poitiers, which took place on October 25 ... that would last for a thousand years—the Holy Roman Empire. Many historians credit Charlemagne with spreading ...

‘The city is expected to be very busy, particularly when the bigger events take place including ... to the 2025 Holy Year, or the Jubilee, which is one of the Roman Catholic Church’s most ...

Francis visited the same Roman prison on Holy Thursday in 2018 to celebrate the mass “In Coena Domini” -- or The Lord’s Supper -- with the traditional rite of washing feet to commemorate ...

It will be the second of five Holy Doors the Holy Father will open during the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope taking place from Dec. 24 ... of the Holy Door in the Roman prison will be a “symbol ...

Pope Francis blows a kiss to inmates unable to meet him personally during a Holy Thursday visit to Rome's Regina Coeli jail April 17. The pope met with about 70 inmates, along with the prison ...

When we last left Frederick II, was crowned Holy Roman Emperor after years of struggle. But this episode dives into Frederick’s fraught relationship with the papacy, his bold diplomacy with ...

Judaism, Islam and ancient Roman religions are also a big part ... Rome being Rome, these holy places are often jumbled together or layered — a church dedicated to the Virgin on top of pagan ...

Pope Francis meets with inmates during his visit to the Regina Coeli penitentiary in Rome on Holy Thursday, Thursday, April 17, 2025. Vatican Media via AP, HO Francis visited the same Roman prison ...