Following Monday morning’s daily mass at Saint Pius X Catholic Church, the congregation paused outside for a moment of reflection as the church bells rang 88 times, each chime representing a ...

Bishop of Nsukka Catholic Diocese, Rt Rev Prof Godfrey Onah, has decried the persecution of Christians in Nigeria. This is even as he urged those in government positions to protect the lives and ...

In 1929, the automobile manufacturer gifted a black Graham-Paige Type 837 to Pope Pius XI in celebration of the Holy See's conciliation with the Italian government. In 1930, Mercedes-Benz ...

After Pope Francis’ funeral, 135 cardinals will gather for a conclave to elect a new pope. The traditions include oaths of secrecy, paper ballots and white smoke from a chimney of the Sistine ...

The missive has been estimated at €12,000-15,000 ($14,000-17,000) by auction house Osenat and will go on sale in Fontainebleau, south of Paris, where Pope Pius VII was imprisoned after being ...

Least of all an order from Donald Trump. Pius Kamau, M.D., a retired general surgeon, is president of the Aurora-based Africa America Higher Education Partnerships; co-founder of the Africa ...

At St. Pius X Church on Chili Avenue, parishioners reflected on the significance of the day. "Today is the most important day for the Catholic Church, so it means everything," said Mike Boychuk ...

In the time of totalitarianism that led to World War II, Pius XI (1922-39) promoted and defended a plural civil society against the suffocating power of the state. Now, many of the cardinals will ...

In an internal memo signed by the Senate Clerk, Andrew Ogbonna Nwoba, dated April 20, 2025, the Senate postponed its resumption date from April 29 to May 6. The Senate’s delayed resumption date ...

In a similar vein, the Ada ‘Agatu, his royal highness Godwin Onah, disclosed that over 2000 farmers have been killed in coordinated attacks by armed herders from 2013 till date, lamenting that ...

Two other popes in modern history died just before the outbreak of major conflicts. Back in 1939, Pope Pius XI succumbed to a heart attack, marking the end of a pontificate that had run since 1922.