Pope Leo XIV surprised tens of thousands of young Catholics and showed up unexpectedly at a Holy Year welcome ceremony, ...

Since 2019 Camp Verde resident Elizabeth “Betty” McGinnis has been cycling in the annual Pan-Mass Challenge in Massachusetts ...

Washington got a reminder of its immense popularity during World War II. Agriculture Secretary Claude Wickard, who was doing ...

Half a million young people are expected to pour into Rome next week for the biggest event of the 2025 Holy Year. The ...

Traditionally, this act of penance and abstinence has been to refrain from eating meat on Fridays. The abstinence from meat ...

This year’s Easter celebrations in the Holy Land are expected to unfold under a complex and emotional landscape as war continues in Gaza.

Christians around the world have been celebrating Holy Week since last Sunday, the commemoration of the last eight days of the life of Jesus of Nazareth, which is considered the mo ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Thursday opened the most solemn period of Holy Week with a recovering Pope Francis largely on the sidelines, as cardinals were designated to take his place ...

Holy Week is the time of the year when the world seems to hit the pause button — streets are quieter, group chats take a break from the buzz.