On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the dark and cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a ...

Pope Francis has designated 2025 a Jubilee year in the Catholic Church, and NJ travel agencies hope a fragile ceasefire in ...

Scholars of Catholic-Jewish relations remember the pontiff's warmth humility; late Church leader made important strides in ...

It’s getting near the end of an era in the Electric City. The final Holy Week observation for a church that’s been an inspiration to the ...

Flames illuminated the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem on Saturday, where hundreds of Christians worshippers ...

Remi Benali / Corbis Feuding monks at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem don't just cast the first stone—they stockpile rocks in anticipation of future altercations. Several holy men landed ...

Easter –– brings thoughts of new life, springtime, of freshness, of the Resurrection. This is not only a day –– not only a ...

The pews of the St. Catherine Church in Bethlehem were full and it was standing room only, as parishioners dressed in colorful Easter finery filled in for the Easter ...

The situation in Gaza never ceased to torment Pope Francis, who recognized the State of Palestine as early as 2015. On Sunday ...

A crown of thorns is pictured on a table draped in purple during Lent at Jesus the Good Shepherd Church in Dunkirk, Maryland, in a photo taken in April 2022. The Good Friday collection for the Holy ...

About 80 people, from both sides of the border, showed up April 5 for the Via Crucis procession that flowed through the city ...

Pictured: Mother Superior Gavriila of the Holy Nativity of the Mother of God Stavropegic Convent in Grodno ...