Maronite Catholic conference features Aramaic liturgy and first-class relics of the saints, including the crib of Jesus, the ...

They died singing hymns and refusing to renounce Christ. The Blessed Martyrs of Orange gave their lives on an 1,800-year-old ...

Those the church rejected were composed much later, which, as Pagels knows, automatically raises questions about their ...

Especially from noon to 3 p.m. – the hour at which Christ died on the cross – some silently meditate, pray the Stations of the Cross or participate in a Good Friday procession.

It is a tale that still echoes through the region, with the parish church being named St Serf’s Kirk in his honour. The ...

Pope Leo XIV on July 3 appointed two prominent cardinals, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, and ...

Here are our critics’ top picks from the thousands of shows heading to Scotland in a few weeks for the Edinburgh Fringe and ...

In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who exercises authority in ...

Archbishop Midyphil Billones of Jaro, Iloilo, received the pallium from Pope Leo XIV during a Mass for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul at St. Peter’s Basilica on June 29. The pallium—a narrow ...

AT least 27 people including nine children have died in flash floods that hit Texas overnight with a desperate search for ...

The 90th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been marked by interfaith celebrations around the world.Speaking on behalf of the British government, the UK Prime Minister's Special Envoy for ...

With archaeological sites dating back to Greek and Roman rule and a stunning coastline, you'll love these things to do in ...