During Syria’s civil war, protecting the revered Sayyida Zeinab shrine was a rallying cry for some Shiite fighters and groups ...

COMMENTARY: Papal initiation homilies have long served as moments of clarity, not only inaugurating a pontificate but ...

Pope Leo XIV’s profound devotion to St. Nicholas of Tolentine not only reveals his Augustinian roots but also the soul of a ...

While millions are leaving the organized Christian faiths, they’re not abandoning spirituality. Instead, they’re seeking ...

Pope Leo XIV met JD Vance, the US vice-president, after calling for peace in “martyred Ukraine”. On Sunday morning, Mr Vance ...

The first American pope started the day by taking his first tour through the piazza in the popemobile. The open-topped ...

The holy icon of Panagia Soumela, located in the homonymous Holy Church in Vermio, northern Greece, is the symbol of Hellenism in Pontus.

In the One, We Are One – and images underscore how for him, “promoting unity and communion is fundamental.” Local parishes ...

Sunday's ceremony in St. Peter's Square blends ancient ritual, evocative symbols and a nod to modern-day celebrity.

In principle, Catholic Christians believe that all life is sacred from conception until natural death, and the taking ... it involves the creative action of God and it remains for ever in a ...

Other passages in the Old and New Testaments compare God's relationship with his people to a marriage (Isa 54:6; Hos 2:16-20; John 3:29; Rev 21). Therefore Song of Songs has often been read in the ...