The Holy Land, a region synonymous with faith, history, and spirituality, offers a unique opportunity to explore sacred ...

Christmas revellers around the world donned red and white Santa hats, offered meals to the homeless and lit candles on Wednesday, as Pope Francis launched observation of the global holiday with a ...

Against this dazzling backdrop, the first pilgrims for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee, which begins on Christmas Eve, ...

Joe Heschmeyer, an apologist for Catholic Answers, told CNA that there are three main reasons for having altar servers in the Mass. He said they are “helpful during the Mass” and they provide ...

The Grotto, a Macon landmark tied to Catholic history, boasts unique forests and endangered plants. Tours may open access to ...

Sri Lankan Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has taken the lead in keeping women away from the altar. Last October, he decreed that ...

Jayantha Perera I retired from ADB in April 2011. ADB appointed me as a staff consultant without waiting for the mandatory ...

The biggest clue for the new unification theory comes from new details about the Altar Stone — a massive bluestone placed inside the inner circle. Pieces of bluestone taken from the Preseli ...

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark are delighted to announce their joint pilgrimage to Rome and Constantinople in 2025. This momentous journey, ...

Chinese academics studying the Western classics are battling an increasingly popular conspiracy theory that Greek and Roman literature, philosophy and even famous monuments are hoaxes. The pseudo ...

Roman Pagan celebrations in December hold major similarities to modern-day Christmas festivities, but how did they come to be?

Ahmet, a 17th-century calligrapher born to a Muslim family in Constantinople, died a Christian Orthodox martyr on May 3, 1682. Due to Ottoman law, he did not have a wife but had a concubine, a ...