Although best known for its religious landmarks, Vatican City functions as a fully operating city with a surprising range of infrastructure and services. The tiny city-state, home to only a few ...

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One of the hottest tickets in Rome these days is for a four-lecture series on the Antichrist being given by Silicon Valley tech billionaire Peter Thiel.

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The NBA announced Monday that the in-arena promotion the Atlanta Hawks had planned for March 16 at State Farm Arena will be cancelled. The Hawks announced on Feb. 26 that they wou ...

In Tokyo alone this Easter, more than 100 individuals will be baptized,” Cardinal Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo told Crux Now, among them a Catholic elementary school pupil and her mother, a sign of the power ...

A rare Roman temple dedicated to mystery cult deity Mithras was discovered in Germany, with the oldest-known sanctuary in Bavaria dating to the first or second centuries A.D.

Baby Jesus statue visits Mexico City’s Tepito neighborhood as part of a traveling project that brings the religious image to communities across the capital and nearby cities in central Mexico.

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Miniature masterpieces cascade down the hillside like a tiny European vacation without the jet lag or passport drama. Photo ...