Headstrong Francis Put the Church Above His Health, Vatican Observers Say
Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially ...
Greek Reporter23h
Michelangelo Wanted Vatican’s St. Peter’s Basilica on a Greek Cross Plan
When the Vatican appointed the sculptor and architect Michelangelo to rebuild St. Peter's Basilica, he based it on the Greek ...
CNN14d
Man ransacks altar at St. Peter’s Basilica, knocking over candelabra worth thousands of dollars
A man has caused minor damage at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after jumping onto the main altar and knocking over 19th-century candelabra, worth several thousand dollars. Video posted on ...
KSDK14d
Here's why a Latino family in St. Louis is shutting down their restaurants temporarily
ST ANN, Mo. — A Latino family in St. Louis that owns multiple businesses is closing their doors temporarily in a protest against President Donald Trump's deportation of undocumented immigrants.
Public Holidays16d
Feast of St Peter and St Paul 2025, 2026 and 2027 in Vatican City
Thus, the two saints are remembered on a single holiday. Year Date Day Holiday 2025 29 Jun Sun Feast of St Peter and St Paul 2026 29 Jun Mon Feast of St Peter and St Paul 2027 29 Jun Tue Feast of St ...
Adelaide Now16d
Peter Dutton calls for public register of child sex offenders in Australia
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has vowed to implement a nationwide public register to track child sex offenders if he is elected prime minister. In a rare long-form, wide ranging interview ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation17d
Body of man found after fire on Chapel Street in St Kilda
Firefighters were called to a building where squatters were reportedly living on Chapel Street in St Kilda around 8.30pm on Wednesday. They found a man critically injured inside who died at the scene.
Catholic News Agency18d
St. Agatha, the early Church martyr who tradition says was visited by St. Peter
Tradition has it that Agatha miraculously survived the horrors and cruelties committed against her, and during the night while she was bleeding to death, St. Peter the Apostle appeared to her to ...
The Age18d
Homicide squad arrests man over house fire death
Homicide squad detectives have arrested a man after a person died following a house fire at a St Kilda home. Fire crews were called to the blaze on Chapel Street, next to St Kilda Police Station ...
Sydney Morning Herald19d
Shelter from the storm of Africa
Summer of adventure: Peter FitzSimons playing for Brive in 1985.Credit: Her name was Debbie and she was the 19-year-old sister-in-law of one of my teammates, the other straniero (foreigner ...
Irish Central22d
The enduring traditions of St. Brigid's Day
One folk tradition that continues in some homes on St. Brigid's Day (or Imbolc) is that of the Brigid's Bed. The girls and young unmarried women of the household or village create a corn dolly to ...
Irish Central24d
The Celtic and Catholic traditions of St. Brigid and her cross
St. Brigid's Day, February 1, is when Ireland remembers the Celtic goddess Brigid and her immense power in both the Irish mythological and religious imagination. The goddess Brigid was the ...