February is packed with interesting observances, but one that stands out is Leap Day—and the Leap Year that makes it possible! If you’re wondering “When is the next leap year?” or curious about why we ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday continued his catechesis on “Jesus Christ Our Hope,” saying love is the force that compels people, including the Blessed Virgin Mary, to share their faith in God with ...

Pope Francis on Thursday released his message for World Mission Day 2025, encouraging all Catholics to be “missionaries of hope” who actively participate in the Church’s evangelizing mission ...

Eventually, the calendar we all know was adopted by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582, and it's changed little since then — not that the system is flawless. February gets a leap year once every four ...

Visit the homepage for more information. Q: Was a letter about five secrets written by Maria Bernarda Soubirous to Pope Leo XIII in 1879 recently found by Father Antoine La Grande? A: News reports ...

VATICAN CITY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Monday decried the deaths of children in global conflicts, telling a Vatican summit that "nothing is worth the life of a child". Francis ...

Sean Gregory is a senior sports correspondent at TIME. His work has been cited in the annual Best American Sports Writing anthology nine times. His stories have won awards from the U.S. Basketball ...

The origins of confraternities hark back to the Middle Ages when men professing the same profession – like, for example, carpenters, shoemakers and doctors – joined together to safeguard their ...

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