Pope will travel to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore in longest...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Singapore in September, the Vatican announced Friday, confirming the longest trip of Francis’ papacy that is sure to...
Poland has a strict abortion law — and many abortions. Lawmakers are now tackling...
Poland’s parliament is finally holding a long-awaited debate on liberalizing the country’s strict abortion law. The traditionally Catholic nation has one of the most restrictive laws in Europe — but the reality...
Jewish group launches Holocaust survivor speakers bureau to fight increasing antisemitism worldwide
More than 250 Holocaust survivors have joined an international initiative to share their stories of loss and survival with students around the world during a time of rising antisemitism following the Oct. 7 Hamas...
Mosques in NYC struggle to house and feed an influx of Muslim migrants this...
Above a bodega in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood, a mosque congregation hosts iftar, the traditional Islamic end of fast meal, for hundreds of hungry migrants every night during this holy month...
Pope overcomes health concerns to preside over Easter Mass and appeal for peace in...
Pope Francis rallied from a winter-long bout of respiratory problems to lead some 60,000 people in Easter celebrations Sunday, making a strong appeal for a cease-fire in Gaza and a prisoner swap...
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...