At least 30 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering early Wednesday, ...

For centuries, Christian communities took candles that they would use in the coming months to their church to be blessed as symbols of Jesus, light of the world — to mark both this festival and, in ...

President Donald Trump has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House next week as the first ...

The custos serves as a unique provincial minister within the Franciscan order, leading a community of friars while also being ...

As Ramadan approaches, tensions around Al-Aqsa Mosque, a symbol of Palestinian nationalism, could once again ignite ...

Luce, the anime-inspired official mascot for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee, whose name means “light” in Italian, has ...

BRISBANE-based Maronite priest Fr Fadi Salame says his community are giving thanks to God for bringing peace to the Middle ...

Luce carries symbols that have been associated with pilgrimage in Europe since the 12th century, particularly with the shrine ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, has invited Christians to return to the Holy Land on ...

A shopkeeper waits for tourists Nov. 10, 2023, as other souvenir shops are closed in Jerusalem's Old City amid the ...

A new map created by theologian John Walsh traces the final moments of Jesus’ life, combining biblical accounts and ...

The Holy Land Coordination, a delegation from international bishops’ conferences, landed in the Holy Land for a five-day ...