With captivating histories and artistic splendours, some of these incredible places of worship have also become key tourist attractions.

In his last homily on Easter Sunday, Pope Francis urged the Catholic faithful to look for Jesus Christ 'everywhere except the ...

The diverse Indonesian society embraces Easter with its own distinctive traditions, from Buha-Buha Ijuk in North Sumatra to ...

The subject of numerous controversies, she is defined by ambiguity, welcoming outcasts to the Church and provoking more ...

Faithful and nuns gather by the statue of Pope Pius IX, inside in St. Mary Major basilica, where Pope Francis will be buried, ...

pointing to the baptism and burial records of a woman named Mary Mallone, who was christened in 1663 and buried in 1699 near the site chosen for the statue. Mr. Murphy regards that as far from ...

As volunteers held statues of the Virgin Mary and Jesus, Miami residents looked on from their porches and Little River homes to mouth the words and record videos of the crowd singing ...

We must look for him without ceasing,” the pope’s prepared text emphasized. “Because if he has risen from the dead, then he ...

Catholic Americans mourned Pope Francis on Monday, with many making their way to early services on the day after Easter. They ...

As protesters called for the removal of Confederate statues in the U.S., activist Shaun ... This phenomenon was not restricted to Europe: There are 16th- and 17th-century pictures of Jesus with, for ...

No Pope has set foot in China, but Francis wants that to change. Critics say the cost of doing deals with Beijing has already ...