The pope’s wheelchair came to a stop before the small Holy Door, typically sealed, in the grand St. Peter’s Basilica. According to tradition and a ritual largely unchanged since the 1500s, the ...

It’s a case of addition by subtraction at The International in Bolton, Massachusetts, as the famed team of Bill Coore and Ben ...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will meet with Pope Francis in January, likely the president's final international trip just days before he leaves the Oval Office, the White House announced on ...

1895 (Oct. 1-3): Charles B. Macdonald d. Charles E. Sands, 12 and 11; Newport (R.I.) G.C.; All match play; Entries: 32 1896 (July 14-17): H.J. Whigham d. J.G. Thorp ...

1922 (Aug. 28-29): USA 8, GB&I 4; National Golf Links of America, Southampton, N.Y. USA: Charles Evans Jr., Robert A. Gardner, Jesse P. Guilford, Robert T. Jones Jr ...

Last to win three consecutive U.S. Opens: Willie Anderson, 1903-05 Last winner to win the U.S. Open on first attempt: Francis Ouimet, 1913 Last winner to win the U.S. Open on second attempt: Webb ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on May 19, 2024. The original video can be viewed here. Francis is the first pope from the Americas, the first of his name, and more than any ...

What's your favorite golf movie? Chances are Caddyshack will get a lot of votes out there. Happy Gilmore would as well. Happy Gilmore 2, coming to Netflix soon, is a contender to break into some ...

The Jubilee, also known as the Holy Year, has begun with visitors flocking to Rome, the Vatican City and across Italy. Pope Francis kicked off the event while opening the Holy Door of St. Peter's ...

Pope Francis has opened a "Holy Door" for the 2025 Catholic Holy Year at a prison, marking the first one opened at such an institution since the Jubilee tradition began in 1300. He celebrated the ...

Pope Francis called for peace around the world and for global conflicts to end in his annual “Urbi et Orbi” Christmas message to the faithful. Speaking from the central balcony of St. Peter ...

In his "Urbit et Orbi" (to the City and the world) Christmas address, Pope Francis called for a global effort to "silence the sound of arms and overcome divisions," urging reconciliation and peace ...