The blessing of the animals began in honor of the feast of St Francis of Assisi who is known as the saint of animals and environment. The blessing is on...

42-year-old Roman Catholic nun, Kosaka Kumiko, has been arrested and charged for helping priests sexually abuse children with hearing disabilities, and...

It is the first time a pope has relinquished the papal throne since the 15th century, when pope Gregory XII stepped down from the papacy in 1415. Apart...