At least in the capital, Damascus, the Christian holiday festivities were protected and joyfully observed. Religious ...

The last public words of Pope Francis were an Urbi et Orbi blessing, delivered very simply and with a faint voice, and his ...

Pope Francis, known for his humility and advocacy for society’s most vulnerable, leaves a lasting legacy in the Catholic Church.

Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of five children to ...

In Jordan, a 50km pilgrimage trail follows the path of a 4th-Century nun who journeyed through the Holy Land – centuries before Spain's famed Camino de Santiago.

Like the treacherous Vichy France government during the Second World War, many secularised Christian leaders and institutions ...

Syrian Christians attended Christmas Eve services on Tuesday for the first time since the overthrow of ... they chanted “We are your soldiers, Jesus”, “With blood and soul, we sacrifice ...

A Jerusalem Voice for Justice released a statement expressing solidarity with the Palestinians suffering in Gaza and the West ...

China's foreign ministry slammed U.S. trade tactics, warning it won't bow to pressure, calling the U.S. a "bully" in a statement. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

Photo by Berthold Werner via Wikimedia Commons Revered by Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Coptic, Syrian Orthodox and Armenian Catholics ... Gethsemane means “olive press” in Greek, and in Jesus’ time ...