ROME — The Vatican felt obliged this week to reaffirm that Pope Francis believes in a central tenet of Catholicism, that there is a hell. That odd declaration came after the newspaper La Repubblica ...

While the Star Wars franchise boasts plenty of exotic locales, one place it’s never visited is Hell. Sure, some planets in a galaxy far, far away are hellish. Star Wars creator George Lucas even ...

The 'Door to Hell' exists right here on Earth and has been ablaze since 1971 - there's only one known record of anyone ever ...

The incident forced the Vatican to seal off the affected part of St Peter’s Basilica during Easter. On March 29, 2018, the same day the Pontiff made this statement, some chunks of plaster rained down ...

For Christians around the world, Easter is a revered religious holiday: a deep mediation on the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ. From South Africa to India to Israel to Indonesia, the faithful ...

Pope Francis has again received Eugenio Scalfari, the 93 year old atheist philosopher, leading to more controversial comments that the Vatican has had to insist are not “faithful” to the Pope’s words.

Things got a little heated at the Vatican this week when an Italian journalist reported that Pope Francis denied the existence of hell. Apparently, the fiery 93-year-old avowed atheist reporter, ...