Pope Leo, who was elected in May to the surprise of close conclave watchers, is the first to hail from the United States in the history of the church. A Chicago native, he attended Villanova ...

Castel Gandolfo is preparing to welcome Pope Leo XIV on July 6. The imposing papal villa in this town on the shores of Lake ...

The Sala di Costantino (Constantine's Hall), one of Raphael's four Stanze (Rooms) in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, now ...

Pope Leo XIV has blessed an NFL player ahead of the 2025 regular season. The first American pope is from Chicago, Illinois.

Rome, the Eternal City, is a living museum where ancient ruins, Renaissance art, and unforgettable cuisine tell a story of human ingenuity. Since 2003, Context Travel has crafted Rome walking tours ...

In this year of the 2025 Jubilee, or Holy Year, in the Catholic Church, tourists are swarming not only Rome but the entire peninsula of Italy.

Just near-perfect ratings across the board for the December 2024 release of Indiana Jones and The Great Circle. Some fans ...

Sistine Chapel is the most famous in the world, but all the ceilings there are beautiful. Pugliese family visited Vatican ...

Standing in the vast ruins of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, hundreds of gulls circle above. Their haunting cries echo ...

Catholic Bishop Robert Barron shared his thoughts on Pope Leo XIV's election and what it means for the Church's future.

The huge economic divide between rich and poor today is unacceptable with so much wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, ...

Thank you for courageously accepting the Lord’s invitation to follow him, to be disciples, to enter the seminary,” Pope Leo ...