JERUSALEM — Hope, the theme chosen by Pope Francis for Jubilee 2025, is in short supply in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza ...

The number of visitors to the Rawdah Sharif at the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah has exceeded 13 million in 2024 ...

A local school is working to get its band back together after a 20-plus-year hiatus. Holy Name Catholic School in Escanaba ...

Despite being elderly and having difficulty with one of her legs, Taramati said nothing could stop her from making the ...

The Maha Kumbh is considered the most important event in the Hindu religious almanac as the auspicious religious gathering ...

What is the Kumbh Mela, and why is it held in four cities periodically? What is Ardh Kumbh and Maha Kumbh? What is the origin ...

Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India bathed in sacred waters yesterday as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organisers ...

Scores of naked Hindu ascetics smeared in holy ash charged into the water of holy rivers in northern India on Tuesday, ...

One of Francis’ lasting reforms will be his reshaping of the papacy to embrace simplicity and humility. In his new ...

In these early days of the new year, many of us are probably feeling a mixture of anxiety and hope – anxious about the many ...

He raised his arm beginning in 1973 as a symbol of his devotion and “to militate against wars and support world peace.” By ...

But O Holy Night is more than just lovely music. The meaning behind the words turns our hearts to the reason why we celebrate Jesus' birth. Surely the birth of an ordinary baby is wonderful – but not ...