Pope Francis Pontiff seen lying in state at residence chapel following Easter Monday death The Vatican on Tuesday released a solemn image and accompanying video showing Pope Francis lying in an open coffin as preparations...

Carlo Acutis Historic sainthood ceremony delayed as Vatican enters mourning period The Vatican has announced the postponement of the canonization ceremony for Carlo Acutis, who was set to become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint....

German travellers face handcuffs, jail, and deportation during Hawaii trip What began as a dream trip turned into a nightmare for two young German women—Charlotte Pohl, 19, and Maria Lepere, 18—when they were detained, jailed,...

Italy has opened its first official sex room in a prison in Umbria—granting prisoners the right to intimacy in private. The pilot visit marks a shift toward more humane prison reforms amid rising concerns over...

In a significant shift in its diplomatic posture, the United States has presented a peace proposal aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war—one that could mark the end of Kyiv’s longstanding ambitions to join NATO. The...

Carlo Acutis’ legacy continues to inspire young believers Carlo Acutis, a British-born Italian teen who built websites to spread Catholic teachings, is set to become the Catholic Church’s first saint from the millennial generation. The...

President calls EU trade deal insufficient, insists on energy purchases U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed the European Union’s latest ‘zero for zero’ trade proposal on Monday, rejecting the bloc’s call for a bilateral tariff exemption...

Workers excavate a 1st-century AD Roman mass grave in Vienna’s Simmering district, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP) Archaeologists link site to first known battle in the region Archaeologists in Vienna have uncovered a mass grave dating...

Bizarre discovery in the woods In a strange turn of events, German police called off a murder investigation after what was believed to be a human body in the woods turned out to be a...

Vehicle recovered, but soldiers remain unaccounted for A US armored vehicle that had been missing for six days has been retrieved from a Lithuanian swamp, but the fate of the four American soldiers on board...