Soccer player Romano Floriani Mussolini, great-grandson of former Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini has been ...

In 2016, Pope Francis told a gathering of Christians, “It’s hypocrisy to call yourself a Christian and chase away a refugee or someone seeking help, someone who is hungry or thirsty, toss out someone ...

Benito Mussolini premier of Italy, representing King Victor Emmanuel III, and Pietro Cardinal Gasparri, papal secretary of state, representing Pope Pius XI, signed the historic documents precisely ...

Pope Francis often spoke with great sympathy for immigrants and refugees. NPR's Scott Simon reminds us that the pope's father fled Mussolini's Italy, immigrating to Argentina.

Kertzer’s book is based upon his work with the newly opened Vatican Archives documents on Pope Pius XII. He provides groundbreaking insight into the Pope’s actions during World War II ...

Pope Francis was the eldest of five siblings. They were Alberto Horacio, Marta Regina, María Elena, and Óscar Adrián.The only surviving sibling is María Elena, who lives in Argentina and leads ...

VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church inaugurated its 267th pope in an incense-laced rite heralding the start of a novel papacy — one filled by a White Sox fan, former missionary and dual citizen ...

The last four popes of the Catholic Church — John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Francis, and our new pope, Leo XIV — had hardworking ...

Violet Gibson, the woman who shot Mussolini. From an upper-class life on Dublin's Merrion Square to the mental asylum, and what could have happened if she had succeeded.

Pope Francis's journey from the streets of Argentina to becoming the Pope is a captivating tale. ... Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis's grandparents fled Italy to escape Mussolini.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar provides insight into the Pope’s actions during World War II. Pope Pius XII and his complicated relationship with Hitler, Mussolini | Utterly Moderate podcast ...