Aix-en-Provence is honouring the artist’s legacy with a series of events. The celebration, Cézanne 2025, is expected to draw 400,000 more visitors ...

Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past ...

A person walks past the One-Pillar Torii Gate at Sannō Shrine, the only gate remaining of four gates after the 1945 atomic ...

Religious sites in France aren’t just places of worship—they’re architectural and cultural icons, filled with centuries-old artistry and history. From grand cathedrals to intimate chapels, each site ...

ROME (AP) — The Roman basilica of the Augustinians — Pope Leo XIV’s religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the Virgin Mary by Caravaggio, the blockbuster artist who revolutionized the use ...

Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary, after invoking the feast day of Our Lady of Pompei. On his first papal trip, he went to the Sanctuary of Our Mother of Good ...

In this edition, we cast a spotlight on one of the earliest Catholic churches to be built in Singapore, the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Catholic mission ... This new layout ...

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the ...

St Mary the Virgin Anglican Church was built in 1838 as a private chapel in memory of Richard and Christiana Brooks. Built in 1838, St Mary the Virgin Anglican Church was originally a private chapel ...

Getty Images for Notre-Dame de Paris “The fire made it much more famous than it already was,” says Father Guillaume Normand, vice-rector of Notre-Dame Cathedral, on a tour of the restored site ...

Unusual and Famous Traditions In Zagorohoria, the celebrations span three full days, culminating in lively dancing that leaves revelers exhausted. Meanwhile, on Lesvos, a tradition sees believers ...

Our Beacon of Hope" highlights the Blessed Virgin Mary’s role as a source of guidance and inspiration for the faithful," the cathedral said in a statement. This year is particularly significant ...