Of special importance to believers is how Shakespeare’s description of the work of poets is ultimately underpinned by the ...

Pope Francis said that Christmas celebrates how Jesus, through his humble birth, "overcomes so many walls and so many ...

This year, I know that the Holy Land and all its inhabitants need the light of Christmas. The leaders of the 13 Christian denominations here ask us to do just that: “For the season of Advent and ...

There's a light that never goes out… well, almost never. Since the invention of commercial light bulbs in the late 19th ...

While Jews light their Menorahs during the eight days of Hanukkah, Christians usually light their Advent candles over four weeks, one per week, during the time leading up to Christmas as “part of the ...

Many of us grew up with a straightforward Hanukkah story. It is a parable of resilience, told and retold throughout the ages, ...

Days before Christmas last year, an Israeli military sniper shot and killed two women inside the Holy Family Parish, according to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. This Christmas, the Catholic ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. When Pope Francis formally opens the Holy Year, he will launch a dizzying 12-month calendar of events that ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Tuesday formally inaugurates the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the faithful to make pilgrimages to Rome, amid new security ...

Riyadh, July 11, 2023, SPA -- The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, participated virtually in the Human Rights Council's Emergency Session on the incident of burning ...

Francis said. When he formally opens the Holy Year next week, Francis will launch a dizzying 12-month calendar of events that include special Jubilee Masses for the faithful from all walks of life ...