Lafayette Mayor-President Monique Boulet announced Tuesday the parish signed a letter of intent last week and is drawing up a lease with Society of the Holy Family, a nonprofit religious ...

Even in death, Pope Francis remained a trailblazer — becoming the only pontiff to open, but not close, the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica in what has become a fateful symbol of his papal ...

Fifty years after first hitting theaters, Monty Python and the Holy Grail is still standing, as it holds a lofty position among comedy-movie royalty. Released by EMI Films in the U.S. on April 28 ...

This year’s Easter celebrations in the Holy Land are expected to unfold under a complex and emotional landscape marked by sorrow and hope as war continues in Gaza and security tensions escalate ...

Good Friday falls during Holy Week, which starts with Palm Sunday on April 13, 2025 and ends with Easter Sunday. This year's Passover week will overlap with Holy Week. Here's when and what to know ...

A stone quarry outside the walls of Jerusalem, later abandoned and converted into a cemetery with rock-cut tombs and cultivated areas — that’s what the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher looked ...

Holy Week, the most significant week in Catholicism, begins with Palm Sunday and culminates with Easter Sunday. Key dates in Holy Week include Holy Thursday (commemorating the Last Supper), Good ...

The Holy The Holy See’s embassy in Nicosia on Tuesday announced that it is to open a book of condolences for the passing of Pope Francis. The book will be open on Wednesday and Friday between 9 ...

THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) surpassed its passenger volume forecast for Holy Week 2025, serving over 2.29 million passengers from April 12 to 20 — a 37.14-percent increase from the 1.67 ...

TULSA, Okla. — Hundreds of parishioners filled the pews of Tulsa’s Holy Family Cathedral, coming together to honor Pope Francis, a spiritual leader who, although many never met in person ...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan provided an inside look at how church officials select a new pope as members prepare for a conclave following the death of Pope Francis. The archbishop of New York joined ...