SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio’s Día de los Muertos traditions took center stage during the 14th annual Muertos Fest, where a procession brought the community together to honor loved ones who have died. Watch the procession in the video player above. The…
Francesco Sportelli And Nicole Winfield VATICAN CITY – The Vatican is opening a celebration of the popemobile, the now-iconic vehicle that for nearly a century has let popes get close to the faithful at home and abroad. The Vatican Museums on…
From left, Siana Ramirez, 10, and Javier Rubio, 9, color butterflies for a Día de los Muertos altar at San Anto Cultural Arts. The West Side nonprofit will host its Día de los Muertos celebration on Nov. 1. From left, Keli Rosa Cabunoc,…
VATICAN CITY – Pope Leo XIV will miss a planned trip to Assisi next week after doctors advised against the helicopter journey to the Italian town as he recovers from thoracic surgery, the Vatican said Friday. The pope had been due…
VATICAN CITY – Pope Leo XIV returned to the Vatican on Saturday days after lung cancer surgery, as his surgeon said there are “no clinical reasons” to prevent his planned trip to Latin America next month. “The Holy Father has put…
This picture, released by Vatican Media on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, shows Pope Leo XIV celebrating Mass at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, where he is recovering after having cancer removed from his right lung. (Vatican Media via AP) VATICAN CITY…
ROME – Pope Leo XIV’s recovery from lung surgery has progressed so normally that the Vatican on Friday stopped providing morning updates confirming he had woken up and had breakfast, even as questions continued about what his cancer means for the…
Laura Bargfeld And Luis Andres Henao CHICAGO – Gail Spreen goes most days to Mass just a few blocks from her home in Chicago, but the service at Holy Name Cathedral on Wednesday — dedicated to Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV — felt different.
VATICAN CITY – Question: Who runs the Catholic Church when the pope is unconscious, incapacitated or otherwise unable to govern? The Vatican has detailed laws, rituals and norms to transfer papal power if a pope dies or resigns. But none of…
Priest blesses Mary's Tacos' new location in Kerrville, on October 9. The popular Hill Country taco spot is one of three locations north of San Antonio. The former Kerrville location is the flagship store, which previously operated out of what owner…
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