The Pope will preside over the Vigil of Holy Saturday after renouncing the Stations...
The Vatican confirmed the presence of the pope at the Holy Saturday Vigil mass, which will be celebrated at 7:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. GMT) in St. Peter's Basilica, after he last resigned...
Young and old participate in Holy Week religious processions on Italy’s Procida island
Italy is known for the religious processions that take over towns big and small throughout the year when Catholic feast days are celebrated. But even in a country where public displays of...
A Filipino villager is nailed to a cross for the 35th time on Good...
A Filipino villager has been nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a brutal Good Friday tradition he said he would devote to pray for peace...
What is Palm Sunday? Why is the donkey important to the story? And how...
Palm Sunday commemorates the Christian belief in the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, when he was greeted by cheering crowds waving palm branches that they set out on the ground along...
International Day to Combat Islamophobia
International Day to Combat Islamophobia. The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Pakistan, while condemning all shapes of extremism, religious violence and Islamophobia, emphasizes the need to take coordinated measures...
Pope acknowledges criticism, health issues but says in upcoming memoir he has no plans...
Pope Francis says he has no plans to resign and isn’t suffering from any health problems that would require doing so, saying in a new memoir he still has “many projects to bring to fruition.”
Mexico’s presidential candidates sign commitment for peace with church leaders concerned by violence
Mexico’s presidential candidates on Monday signed a commitment for peace with Catholic Church leaders that proposes strategies to reduce the violence in the country.
During the meeting led by...
What is Ramadan and how do Muslims observe the Islamic holy month?
CAIRO — Observant Muslims the world over will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts. For Muslims, it’s...
No twerking. No drinking. No smoking. But plenty of room for Jesus at this...
The young crowd at a Nashville nightclub was ready to dance under the strobe lights to a throbbing mix of hip-hop, rap and Latin beats. But first they gathered to pray and praise...
A bomb destroyed a Jewish community center in Argentina in 1994. What has happened...
Argentina (AP) — On July 18, 1994, an explosion destroyed the Buenos Aires headquarters of the Argentine-Israelite Mutual Association, a Jewish community center. The worst such attack in the history of Argentina...