Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Flames illuminated the Church of the Holy ...

On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a centuries-old ceremony known as the Holy Fire. Holding unlit candles, they pack ...

That prompted unease in some quarters of the Holy See, with some seeking to rein him in, said the person quoted above, though others insisted Parolin’s loyalty was never in question. As for the pope ...

“If a person truly wants to experience the Resurrection, they must approach the event inwardly and live it from within,” — Elder Seraphim, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration ...

The Holy Light (or Holy Fire) is described by many faithful Orthodox Christians as a miracle that occurs every year at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Great Saturday, or Holy Saturday ...

Above the spa town of Kamena Vourla, the Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Saviour has stood for a thousand years On the slopes of Mount Knimida, above the spa town of Kamena Vourla ...

Easter is one of the most important holidays for the Portuguese. During Holy Week (Semana Santa) in this devoted Catholic country, visitors can see numerous religious processions and traditions, ...

A Canada Day celebration that has a history stretching back 45 years in an Ontario town won’t be happening this year. The group that usually presents the July 1 festivities in Milton ...

Ontario schools are starting to issue suspensions to some of the thousands of students who aren't fully vaccinated, as the spread of measles continues, giving new urgency to calls for the ...

MANILA, Philippines — All of Metro Manila’s major railways will suspend operations for select days during Holy Week 2025. The LRT-1, LRT-2, MRT-3 and the Philippine National Railways (PNR ...

“He is holy, and he is the Lord of all. Christ is the source and guarantor of apostolic teaching. Therefore, every gathering of faithful Christians possesses to some degree the four notes of the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa, carved into ...