Pope Francis says in a letter to an Italian newspaper that his lengthy illness has helped make “more lucid” to him the ...

Patrick wrote in Latin, and signed his works “Patricius.” In some accounts of his life, Patrick was given the birth name ...

The Vatican has released the first photograph of the pope in more than a month, showing Pope Francis wearing a purple Lenten ...

Romania is one of five countries - alongside Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, and Slovakia - where the executive has "deliberately ...

Stars including Gwen Stefani, Barack Obama, and Robert De Niro all have Irish ancestors.

Tens of thousands of Italians have joined a pro-Europe rally in the center of Rome, waving blue European Union flags in a ...

The Illinois state flag is sometimes derided as an “SOB” — a state “Seal on a Bedsheet.” The white banner emblazoned with the ...