For 400 years, most popes escaped the Roman summer in the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Then Francis stopped going, ...

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This Sacred Heartof Jesus image can be found on the prayer card for Sacred Heart Parish, Camden. June has long ...

This article focuses on the largest church buildings and cathedrals for Christian worship and service around the world ...

A crowd of churchgoers witnessed what many believe was a biblical sign as a cloud appeared to take a divine form in broad daylight.