Created by Roman designer Simone Legno, the mascot represents a pilgrim inspired by Japanese comics in an attempt to appeal ...

Check out some anticipated series in the video above or the slideshow gallery below, followed by the full list of new Fall season 2024 anime and where to watch them in the U.S. and their ...

Twice in past years, I hopped a flight to Rome in order to cover one of the most arcane, storied and secretive events in human history: the election of a new pope. That event is also known as a ...

Pope Francis' yearslong process to reform the Catholic Church closed Saturday with recommendations that fell short of giving women more equity as hoped but reflected the pope's aims for a church ...

Known as “Queen Elizabeth of Houston,” Elizabeth Francis died this week at age 115, making her the oldest person in the United States and the third oldest person in the world. Francis was one ...

In a surprising move at the conclusion of the Synod on Synodality on Saturday evening, Pope Francis ratified the final report, approved its immediate publication, and said he will not publish a ...

The Synod on Synodality is the fifth synod of Pope Francis’ pontificate. It marks the first time he has chosen to forgo writing a post-synodal apostolic exhortation in favor of adopting the text ...

But the question of female ordination had been taken off the table and relegated to a separate study group that will present its findings to Pope Francis next summer. The final document ...

“Conclave” begins at a gathering to select a new pope in the name of God — though it becomes clear that selecting the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church is not a holy affair. When the ...

multi-faith unity and women in leadership — issues that of course bedevil Pope Francis’ reign in the present day. But for all these high-minded gestures at topicality, Conclave isn’t really ...