Western governments and investors have spent much of the last week fretting about scientific breakthroughs from China.

In Holy Week, the days just before Easter ... glass windows and the Stations of the Cross. In some places, the images are removed altogether. According to Monsignor Peter Elliott, author of ...

Holy Week observances began in Jerusalem in the earliest days of the Church, when devout people traveled to Jerusalem at Passover to reenact the events of the week leading up to the Resurrection.

They are welcomed by the Mercy Sisters of Alma, Michigan, aided by U.S. priests and seminarians studying in Rome. The office ...

Franciscan Father Francesco Patton’s nine-year tenure as custos of the Holy Land began unexpectedly in 2016 when he found himself “redirected” — as he put it — to a largely unfamiliar ...

Holy Name School students eagerly gathered Tuesday to meet former Pirates second baseman Neil Walker during a special Catholic Schools Week visit. Class groups took turns having photos taken with ...

24-30, 2025 This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Patrick Sison, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide made or published by The Associated Press in the past week. Israeli Arbel ...

The ISRO had shared satellite images of the Mahakumbh Mela, highlighting crores of people gathered to be a part of the ...

Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday and the arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem ... Eastern churches call this period the 'Great Lent'.” Photo Credit: ©iStock/Getty Images Plus/FREDERICA ABAN Christianity.com ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Migrants from Haiti stand in line outside the Mexican Commission for Refugee Aid (COMAR) government office ...

At the National Prayer Breakfast, Ukrainian leaders emphasize the need for U.S. backing against systematic religious ...

Matt Zando, right, of Auburn and Scott Shanaman, the owner of the Lost Valley, ride the first chair Jan. 28 after chairlift No. 3 opened at the ski area in Auburn. Zando, a 1999 graduate of Edward ...