Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa emphasized that Christ's resurrection was not just a celebration of life conquering death, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL said the New York Rangers informed the league last year they were looking into sexual assault allegations by a team employee against player Artemi Panarin after a report ...

Catholic and Orthodox believers celebrate Maundy Thursday today as a memory of the Last Supper of Jesus Christ and his disciples. This is one of the most significant days during Great or Passion ...

STORY: He's been the tailor to the last three popes and Raniero Mancinelli is busy preparing the white vestments that could be worn by the next pontiff.With the identity of the new pope remaining a ...

Orthodox Celebration of Holy Thursday Several unique services mark the Orthodox celebration of Holy Thursday. The main service of the day is the Vesperal Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil that is ...

Clad in a traditional white tunic and purple sash, four-year-old Thiago could barely contain his excitement before taking part as a drummer in a Spanish Easter procession thronged by thousands. He and ...

Ossian United Methodist Church Ossian United Methodist Church, 201 W. Mill St. in Ossian, will host a Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m., a Good Friday service at 7 p.m. and an Easter Sunday worship ...

On this day, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Holy Gospel, which refers to Christ’s denunciation against the religious leaders of Israel, the Secretaries and the Pharisees and commemorates the ...

DEDHAM, Mass. — After an exhaustive 10 days of screening, a jury has been selected for Karen Read’s second trial to begin. Selecting 18 jurors for trial took double the time Read’s first ...

A convalescing Pope Francis greeted the crowd in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a “Good Palm Sunday, a good Holy Week,” in yet another reassuring public sign of ...

Upon learning of this distinguished honor, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros convened an extraordinary session of the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America with the sole ...

Accessible only to men, this monastic republic on a peninsula in northern Greece observes Orthodox Holy Week with centuries-old traditions, ancient chants, and solemn worship rituals that transport ...