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

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 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Christian pilgrims carry crosses during a Holy ...

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 ...

(He died in 2023 at age 97.) The image shows Mrs. King, wearing a hat and gloves, holding a poster sign that reads: “Let’s Make Our Earth a Nuclear-Free Zone.” Though similar images have of ...

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 ...

Each year, the Greek Patriarch of Jerusalem leads the Holy Fire ceremony. He enters the Edicule, a small shrine within the Holy Sepulchre encasing Christ’s tomb, alone. Before his entry, the tomb is ...

Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ Public Domain As Good Friday’s sorrow gives way to anticipation, Christians around the world mark Holy Saturday — the day Jesus lay in the tomb. It’s a sacred pause between ...

As Christians across the country celebrate Holy Week, a group of LGBTQ+ faith leaders gathered outside the U.S. Capitol to reject President Donald Trump's "anti-LGBTQ+ legislation." And one ...

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 ...

In her 50-plus years coaching multiple sports at the Academy of the Holy Angels, Sue Liddy developed a reputation as a “straight shooter.” So on Tuesday, before word got out, she gathered her ...