Following the death of Pope Francis, an Irish-American cardinal is playing a leading role in overseeing Vatican affairs until ...

The first pope from the Americas was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Dec. 17, 1936. He was chosen ...

The first pope from the Americas was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Dec. 17, 1936. He was chosen ...

Holy Week is the most important celebration for the Catholic religion, as it generates intense reflection among all its faithful for the commemoration of the last eight days of the ...

The Catholic Church opposes assisted suicide and euthanasia, but it also doesn’t support treatments that prolong suffering in the face of unavoidable death. A scholar of global Catholicism ...

Muslims around the world bid farewell to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and celebrated the holiday of Eid al-Fitr on Sunday. As every year, Eid was greeted with joy and excitement as Muslims ...

Raphael Cormack’s enthralling “Holy Men of the Electromagnetic Age” makes clear the connections not merely between science and magic but also, more ambitiously, between science, magic and ...

NEW YORK, March 28 (UPI) --Actor Jonathan Roumie says he is happy the Holy Week episodes for Season 5 of The Chosen will be released in theaters -- starting Friday -- and he hopes audience members ...

Holy Week liturgies leading up to Easter begin with Palm Sunday on 13 April. The Vatican on Thursday released its programme of Holy Week and Easter liturgies, amid uncertainty over the possible ...

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The Vatican has published the official calendar of liturgical celebrations planned for Holy Week, but it has not clarified whether Pope Francis will preside. The pontiff was discharged on Sunday ...