Traditionally, the day starts out with local girls and women decorating a replica (or “epitaph ... at churches and squares of the cities and villages before 11 p.m., carrying large white candles.

I get to visit many churches and chapels to do the ex-servicemen and women’s rites. At the older and more traditional churches, the paintings and statues draw my attention. I’m interested in those of ...

The Catholic church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Mindat, in the state of Chin, in the northwest Myanmar has been badly damaged in air strikes by the Myanmar army. This church was recently chosen as ...

Concerned parents say vulnerable children will “slip the net” if North Lanarkshire Council goes ahead with plans to remove ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj sees over 40 crore attendees, making it one of the largest religious gatherings. The event, ...

Sisters from a convent outside Waco have repeatedly visited the prisoners—and even made them affiliates of their order. The ...

As they went out, they came upon a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; this man they compelled to carry ... of the Cross, came to see that it was a grace to be able to accompany him to his crucifixion ...

That location, now with no clear evidence of a stream in its vicinity, is the crux of Nanticoke Creek's ... established for Nanticoke Creek at Clarks Cross Road. This will be a reroute of the ...

The film focuses on a series of hunger strikes organized by those incarcerated at California’s Pelican Bay State Prison, in protest of conditions in highest-security prisons. By Alissa Wilkinson ...

"The angel of the Lord said to the women: 'Do not be afraid ... Mary Magdalen is given the mission to carry the good news of the resurrection to the apostles and the disciples.