The Holy Family presents a profound portrait: a man, a woman, and a child, each reflecting distinct and unique virtues. Joseph, the father, stands out for his silence, gentleness, and readiness to ...

A Bangladeshi court on Thursday denied bail to Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, whose arrest last November on sedition charges triggered protests in several Indian states and emerged as an irritant ...

It comes as Hindu leaders strengthened bonds with Jewish Australians amid 2024’s rampant anti-Semitism and that community’s “453 days of nightmares”, which came to a head in November and ...

In India, he has had a year of successful film releases, a multi-city tour, and a continued record of being a thorn in the side of the Hindu Right wing. Dosanjh might have left concert audiences and ...

The entry of the jubilee cross into the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth on Dec. 29 marked the opening of the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope in the Holy Land. The event, celebrated on the feast ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Tuesday formally inaugurated the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the faithful to make pilgrimages to Rome, amid new security ...

(OSV News) — Bishops worldwide celebrated the opening of the 2025 Holy Year Dec. 29 with Masses in their cathedrals and co-cathedrals to mark the jubilee, which is themed “Pilgrims of Hope.” The ...

With its picturesque views overlooking the Hindu Kush mountain range, an award-winning Pakistani tourist resort, Villa Ayun, based in Chitral, Pakistan, looks like something out of an Enid Blyton ...

That the Church honors the Holy Innocents along with St. John the Apostle and St. Stephen the first martyr in the first days after Christmas should not surprise us. The correlation between ...

The Jubilee, also known as the Holy Year, has begun with visitors flocking to Rome, the Vatican City and across Italy. Pope Francis kicked off the event while opening the Holy Door of St. Peter's ...

He had too much holiday spirit. A fiend went on a sacrilegious rampage at two Maryland churches on Christmas Eve, pouring whiskey in the holy water at one place of worship before he was detained ...