VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” ...

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

Fifty years after Monty Python and the Holy Grail redefined comedy ... Despite its limited budget, one key reason why the film has lasted is that it looks like an authentic period epic, complete ...

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 ...

From TV themes to viral ad jingles and chart-topping releases, we trace how music transformed Ramadan into a cultural phenomenon over the past four decades. Once considered a quiet season for the ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) It’s been less than a week since Trinity College won the Division III men’s basketball national ...

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 ...

Louise Courvoisier’s debut feature follows a teenager in the French Alps who, when thrust into caring for his sister, forges a path in cheese making. By Manohla Dargis When you purchase a ticket ...

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