There have been twelve Greek Popes in the history of the papacy, with Saint Peter considered to be the first Catholic leader.

For his first Easter Triduum as Archbishop of Boston, Archbishop Richard G. Henning decided to join in celebrations of this holiest time in the Christian calendar at various locations thr ...

For most of us, holidays give us the opportunity for a break from the daily grind and a moment to foster positive attitudes, depending on how long a given holiday lasts. The social, psychological, ...

Francis had only appeared in public a handful of times since returning to the Vatican after a 38-day hospital stay.

Patriotic Britons may have woken this morning expecting to raise a pint and a flag in honour of St George, only to discover ...

Thousands gathered in Rome on Wednesday to pay their respects to Pope Francis, who will lie in state for three days at St.

The Great Lent is one of the four fasting seasons of the Orthodox Church. The Great Lent is considered abstaining from something one cherishes to eat, like the traditional Ketfo (a bowl of finely ...

Pope Francis called for freedom of thought and tolerance in his Easter Sunday address, as the weakened pontiff delighted the ...

For more than 400 years, Catholic and Orthodox churches have used different ways to determine the date of Easter. But this Easter marked a special moment for Christians, as the churches celebrate of ...

This year’s Easter is unusual as it falls on the same weekend in both the Catholic and Protestant branches of Christianity, ...