The United States was often deemed too powerful — militarily, diplomatically, and even culturally — for one of its own to ...

In the Peruvian coastal city of Chiclayo, some 5,000 kilometers (3,000 miles) from new Pope Leo XIV's hometown of Chicago, ...

In 2022, we told you about a study reporting evidence that an ancient Peruvian people called the Wari laced the beer served at their feasts with hallucinogens—particularly a substance derived ...

Two thousand years before the Inca empire dominated the Andes, a lesser-known society known as the Chavín Phenomenon shared common art, architecture, and materials throughout modern-day Peru.

awaiting our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from all iniquity... Titus 2:13-14 For most Catholic ...

Sister Aileen Donovan was tearing up when she spoke about her excitement for this new pope. 'He's going to be a people's pope ...

VATICAN CITY — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled ...

Msgr. W. Ronald Jameson, the rector of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., gives his homily during ...

In this masterpiece, Christ is the universal judge of the living and the dead. Surrounding him are angels awakening the dead with trumpets, skeletons taking on new flesh as the resurrection of the ...

May's Flower Moon will be a Micro-moon This year's Flower Moon will appear slightly smaller than usual because it's a "micro-moon"—the opposite of a "super-moon." The technical term for this is ...

Illinois stargazers can see a meteor shower peak Monday and Tuesday, as well as a full “flower” moon soon after. The Eta Aquarid (also spelled Aquariid) meteor shower began April 19, peaks ...

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