1+ week, 1+ day ago  (626+ words) On March 23, thousands of athletes raced through the streets of Rome in the annual Rome Marathon. One of them, wearing the white habit of a Dominican friar under his jersey, was the Franco-Algerian Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco, OP " the first cardinal…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (545+ words) A group of black-clad bikers rumbled into St. Peter's Square on Wednesday to present Pope Leo XIV with a custom cruiser motorcycle destined for charity. The pope met members of the Christian Jesus Bikers at the end of his general…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (322+ words) The Omega Fitness Club has become the most famous gym in Rome in recent weeks. That's because one of its more than 1,000 members became Pope Leo XIV on May 8th. FIND THE POPE'S BIOGRAPHY HERE "I won't lie'I let out a…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (597+ words) The car's license plates read "DA POPE" and "LEO XIV." The CEO of Ford Motor Co. gifted Pope Leo XIV a custom-made 2026 Ford Explorer Platinum hybrid embellished with small tributes to both Chicago and the Vatican. "Pope Leo XIV has deep…...

9+ mon, 6+ day ago  (597+ words) On the occasion of the presentation in the Vatican of the fifth season of The Chosen " the series that has moved millions of viewers with its profound and human portrait of Jesus " a delegation of the cast was welcomed in…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (335+ words) In this central Roman neighborhood, just steps from St. Peter's Square, he also frequented the Omega Fitness Club, which since May 8 " when he was elected pope " has become the most famous gym in Rome. Last week, like all the residents…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (828+ words) ROME " A new exhibition in Rome is spotlighting the pivotal moment Pope Urban VIII entrusted a 25-year-old Gian Lorenzo Bernini with one of the most ambitious artistic commissions in Church history: creating the massive bronze canopy over the tomb of…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (343+ words) Pope Leo XIV has been given two electric vehicles that can be transported by air and will accompany him on his international travels. According to a statement from the Governorate of Vatican City State, the delivery took place during a…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (994+ words) St. Peter's Basilica has inaugurated new Stations of the Cross " 14 large oil paintings by Swiss painter Manuel D'rr " for Lent as part of celebrations marking the 400th anniversary of the church's 1626 consecration. The basilica first built at Emperor Constantine's order in…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (572+ words) During Pope Leo XIV's pastoral visit to the parish of Ostia, three young scouts approached the Holy Father with a simple but meaningful gift: a scout neckerchief, the symbol they treasure most as part of their uniform. Pope Leo responded…...