On this day 12 years ago, Pope Francis became the first pope from Latin America. Since then, in all of his travels around the ...

The flag of Vatican City will not fly over Toronto City Hall to mark the annual St. John Paul II Day for the first time in nearly two decades.

In Greece, Orthodox Easter ... The lighting of the candles is said to be the most significant moment of the entire year. The resurrection is proclaimed at exactly midnight, and is celebrated with ...

Orthodox Easter occurs anywhere from mid ... Later, when midnight arrives, the church bells ring out in celebration. Attendees then pass the “Holy Flame” from candle to candle, beginning with the ...

Pilgrims would journey across continents to light candles beneath their frescoed domes, whisper prayers into the cool stone ...

The funeral service for Ms Ljiljana Maslovaric will be held in the Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church, corner Nicholson ...

Vladimir Putin accused Jews of attacking the Russian Orthodox Church and suggested that they lacked family and “roots,” the latest antisemitic statement from the Russian leader since his 2022 ...

Science has already proven that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were often painted in warm colors, and now a Danish ...

Mrs. Toula Kavourakis will be held at the Greek Orthodox Church, St Catherine, 3B Epping St, Malvern East on Friday 14th ...

Addressing a crowd of around three dozen largely evangelical Christians assembled at Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church on Tuesday ... in a sanctuary dotted with candles. “For us, especially ...

The church had refinanced a $3.9 million loan to be paid off in quarterly payments from 2015 through 2022, but its chief financial officer announced at a 2021 hybrid meeting in Atlanta it ...

Here's a full list of St. Joseph altars in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany, St. Charles and St. John the Baptist parishes.