Think you know the full and complete story about George Washington, Steve Jobs, or Joan of Arc? Think again.

The first episode—and a set visit in Italy—introduced a me to a thoughtful new drama about multidimensional women in Scripture.

St Patrick was actually a Roman Briton, who was kidnapped by Irish raiders, spirited across the sea and enslaved, aged 16. How did he become Ireland’s national hero?

The monks of La Trappe Abbey in Normandy may leave their monastery in 2028, the abbey announced — a move that could bring to an end 900 years of Cistercian monastic presence in Soligny-la-Trappe, ...

A statue of St. Charbel overlooks a pond and surrounding lush scenery.(Photo: Courtesy photo) That same spirit lives today in religious women like Sister Lea Lahoud, whose vocation reflects the ...

March 17 has taken on new meaning for cat lovers, who honor the church’s unofficial patron saint of felines: St. Gertrude of ...

"The whole afternoon there was one alarm after another. We were in the shelter with Jews, Christians and Muslims. It sounds strange but it was wonderful." ...

Instead of arguments or fear, the Jews, Muslims, and Christians gathered shared concerns for people suffering in the region ...

Analysis: despite his fame, the exact location of the body of St Patrick has been a bone of contention for over a millennium. This article is now available as a Brainstorm podcast ...

Pope Leo XIV is not a Luddite. Late at night, when the silence of the Apostolic Palace feels a bit too heavy, he fires up Words with Friends. He hones his German on Duolingo. He even spends his ...

MERCOGLIANO, Italy (RNS) — The pews of the Church of the Annunziata in Mercogliano, a town just outside of Naples, were filled with guests wearing lacquered nails, towering wigs and heavy eyelashes.

The Gospel calls Christians “to recognise the equal dignity of man and woman”, Pope Leo said in his Angelus address on 8 ...