Pope Francis aboard his popemobile during his 2022 visit to Kazakhstan. (Photo: Yakov Fedorov/Wikimedia Commons) Pope Francis is reportedly considering a visit to Ajaccio, the capital of the ...

Romanian hymns echo through the small wooden church of Saint Alexander of Svir in Cricova, a town north of Moldova’s capital, Chișinău. Here, Orthodox priest Father Andrei Percic and his wife ...

It is an undeniable sign of the “tenacity of the women at the synod, who did not give up in their push to be better recognized.” The words, tinged with admiration, were from a synod expert the ...

The handling of beads in times of prayer is an old and widespread tradition, the passing of beads between fingers to count and help with concentration. The Rosary fulfills this tradition within ...

“They say I'm Hitler. I am the opposite of a Nazi.” From rumors about Haitians eating dogs and cats to rally jokes about Puerto Ricans, it's hard to say the Republican candidate's campaign has ...

In autumn in Nepal, and this year, October 30–November 3, during the Tihar festival—called Diwali in India—the Newar community celebrates Mha Puja: the worship (puja) of the body (mha).

Why did the pope choose to depart from highly relevant social issues to dedicate his fourth encyclical to an ancient devotion, the Sacred Heart of Jesus? Following Lumen fidei (2013), which ...

In his latest encyclical, Pope Francis extensively reflects on the heart of Jesus. French Bishop Benoît Rivière of Autun ...

The Nobel Peace Prize honors Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese survivors' group, for its commitment to ending nuclear weapons. Since ...

The replacement of a fatigued Joe Biden with an energized Kamala Harris has invigorated the Democratic camp in the American ...

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Moldova,bordered by Romania and Ukraine, has seen heightened polarization between pro-European and pro-Russian factions. These divisions have extended to the ...

The provincial superior of the Salesians of Don Bosco in Congo was unlawfully arrested in Kinshasa, prompting protests from the Catholic Church and leading the Ministry of Justice to issue a ...