WMass Girls Basketball Roundup: Pope Francis bounces back with win over Belchertown (Photos)

After falling to Drury and losing a six-game winning streak on Thursday, Pope Francis girls basketball (10-5) bounced right ...

800 years after his death, the legends and legacy of Francis of Assisi endure

On the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan order, his body will be displayed ...

Pope gets invitation to visit Peru during a Vatican garden party, then stays for lunch

Peru’s ambassador to the Holy See publicly invited Pope Leo XIV to visit his second homeland on Saturday, as 2026 is shaping ...
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Algeria’s fragile Catholic community could play host to Pope Leo XIV in historic first visit

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV has expressed interest in visiting Algeria, a trip that would mark the first papal visit to the North African nation and highlight its small but symbolically ...

Pope tells Vatican office that processes sex abuse cases to uphold truth, justice and charity

Pope tells Vatican office that processes sex abuse cases to uphold truth, justice and charity - Pope Leo XIV has told the ...

Vatican's 'trial of the century' resumes after prosecutors suffer setbacks on appeal

VATICAN CITY -- The appeals phase of the Vatican’s “trial of the century” resumed Tuesday after a pair of setbacks for the ...
National Catholic Register

7 Things to Know Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s Visit to Equatorial Guinea

Here are key things to know ahead of the Pope’s trip to Equatorial Guinea, which will be part of his 2026 visit to Africa.

Tourists traveled to Australia for its famous hot springs. There was just one problem – they didn’t exist

This week in travel news: Australian travelers descended on an imaginary tourist attraction, a woman recalls the night she unexpectedly bunked with a pair of traveling nuns, and the REAL ID inflection ...