Memorial Masses for Pope Francis are expected across the world on Tuesday. In the Philippines, people packed the main hall of ...

The story of Sodom is more than ancient history. It speaks to a culture that forgets sin has consequences — and that divine ...

From the 1200s to the 1700s, the custom of Christian tattooing was prevalent in Europe among peasants, seafarers, soldiers ...

I’m a believer. Not in a higher power, but in the power of sacred spaces to move, challenge, educate and uplift me.

three rival Christian groups use their caretaking duties to maintain their claims to the basiilica. Remi Benali / Corbis Feuding monks at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem don't just cast ...

Below are some memorable quotes from Pope Francis on the environment, LGBTQ rights, science, his celebrity status, clergy sex ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, ...

Gustavo Morello, Boston College Holy Week and Easter are perhaps the most important days in the Christian calendar. Many associate those celebrations with church services, processions, candles, ...

She received her B.A. degree in art history from Connecticut College ... She was a volunteer interpreter at St Luke’s Hospital in Bethlehem for many years. She and Les enjoyed a full life ...

An increasing number of women are finding inspiration and solace in iconography, Abigail Frymann Rouch discovers ...

Michigan couple brings Bethlehem’s olive wood carvings to Fort Wayne, donating 85% of proceeds to struggling Palestinian Christian families.