New rules on what happens upon the death of a pope were determined in a Vatican document in 1996. The February 1996 document ...

After casting their votes, the ballots are methodically opened by three appointed "scrutineers," who tally the names and ...

Dr Banarsi Lal Every year three days Shiv Khori Mela is held at Shiv Khori Shrine of Lord Shiva in Reasi district of Union ...

The process of electing a new pope follows rules and rituals that have been followed, and sometimes tweaked, since the 13th ...

He created a 300-person Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant choir and orchestra. Then he took a break.

SURYAPET, India (AP) — Chants of “Om Linga, Om Linga” resonated as barefoot Hindu pilgrims, many balancing offering-filled ...

and field recordings of local trains and church bells all colliding into each other. The folk guitar influence is most apparent on ‘Satellite’, with Reidy’s finger-picked style eventually falling into ...

Now the essential point of the Third Commandment is that we set one day a week holy to the Lord. But specifically observing Saturday as this day is only ceremonial. As baptism replaced ...

“The Silent Echoes of a Great Sound Sculpture” by Bill Fontana made the bell’s live soundscape audible as artists and other pilgrims walked through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica ...

Yet that is essentially our reality, as the flame war over Vice President JD Vance’s reference to the Augustinian doctrine of ordo amoris (“order of love” or “order of charity”) enters its third week ...

"Our essential commitment in life is to preserve and advance constantly in Eucharistic life and Eucharistic piety and to grow spiritually in the climate of the Holy ... on the Lord’s glory ...

In his message of invitation, hope and encouragement, Elder Gong called Church members to embrace the blessings of the temple and live their faith in ways that bless their lives and the lives of ...