Ferreira returned to action for the first time since his loss to Ngannou in the main event of PFL Lyon on December 13. The Brazilian challenged for the promotion’s inaugural heavyweight title against ex-Bellator kingpin Vadim Nemkov.

Connie Francis’ 1962 ballad finds a new generation of fans as TikTok crowns it the platform’s top global song of the year. The late singer was “thrilled and overwhelmed” as the track appears in more than 28 million videos.

Doctors said Monday Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of pneumonia that has kept him hospitalized for nearly a month, but have decided to keep him hospitalized for several more days to receive treatment. In a late update ...

Francis Ngannou has been away from the cage for over a year. The former UFC heavyweight champion has competed just once since exiting MMA’s biggest stage in pursuit of better contractual terms and the freedom to box. After Ngannou faced Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua in two high-profile ventures to the ring, he finally debuted in the PFL last year.

I recently read a biography of St. Francis of Assisi and was struck by the author’s account of how Francis dealt with his difficult father. The author of this particular biography, Thomas of Celano, was a contemporary of St. Francis who joined the ...

Pope Francis' funeral has been scheduled for Saturday morning at 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. EDT) at St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican announced Tuesday after a meeting of the College of Cardinals. The coffin carrying the pope will be brought to the ...

Every Jan. 24, the Catholic Church celebrates St. Francis de Sales, bishop of Geneva and doctor of the Church, known as “the saint of kindness.” He reportedly had a bad temper, but he relied on divine grace and the maternal care of the Virgin Mary to ...

The Cardinals will open the season against Nauset on Saturday, Dec. 13, at Charles Moore Arena (Orleans). Pope Francis will also look to end its two-game losing streak against the Warriors, as the puck is scheduled to drop at 5:10 p.m.

Two years ago, Saint Francis University professor John Woznak presented a paper at a Westchester University English conference comparing 13th century Italian poet Dante’s “Inferno” and modern British singer Ed Sheeran’s song “Bad Habits.

It’s a well-known origin story: how the young and wealthy Francis of Assisi freely abandoned his noble patrimony to serve Christ’s Church as a poor, itinerant preacher. One of the world’s most beloved saints, the founder of the Franciscan order cared ...

From January 2026, researchers in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand will have an expanded range of open access (OA) publishing options through a new three-year agreement negotiated by the Council of Australasian University Librarians (CAUL) and Taylor & Francis.