The City of Leeds in the U.K. recently revealed a Saxon treasure: a gilded pendant from Northumbria's Christian past, offering a glimpse into early medieval life.

This is true of the Sign of the Cross, rich in profound and multifaceted ... with five fingers representing the five wounds of Christ. Orthodox Christians, however, maintain the ancient practice ...

Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented Pope Leo XIV with a religious icon, painted on wood that had seen the ...

In the official White House Presidential Message on Holy Week, dated April 13, Trump recounts the events of Palm Sunday to ...

Pope Leo XIV has appealed to world leaders to pursue peace, not war, in his first Sunday address to crowds in St Peter’s ...

Pope Leo XIV adorned a bright red shoulder cover and ornate stole during his introduction on May 8, a contrast from Pope ...

For centuries, newly-elected popes have worn a white cassock (ankle-length clerical coat), white zucchetto (skull cap), red pellegrina (shoulder cover), red and golden stole, and a pectoral cross ...

When Yugoslavia, on March 27, enthusiastically said no to the looming plague of tyranny, the Serbian Orthodox episcopate rose with the people as one—just as it had during the struggle against ...

When he appeared on the balcony, Leo returned to the tradition of popes before Francis by wearing the “mozzetta,” a short cape, and the gold cross offered to a pope when he accepts the office ...

They also wear a ring, traditionally a sapphire, as well as a pectoral cross, the crosier, or staff, and the traditional headdress, the mitre. The creation of cardinals reflects the political ...

Two decades after Kingdom of Heaven ’s release, the dignified way it handled Muslim characters like Imad remains practically unparalleled among American blockbusters. Released in the U.S. in May 2005, ...

Shoppers of all faiths all buy the exact same model: a duck with a white cap, pectoral cross, and papal ring. In contrast, how complex is the papal election, and how diverse are the candidates?