The annual celebration marking the martyrdom of Saint Catherine began on Monday at Saint Catherine’s Monastery, with the ...

On Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, more than 175 enthusiastic believers and friends filled the Garden City Hotel to honor Catholicos ...

The monthlong pilgrimage — which spanned mosques, monasteries, Zen centers, Orthodox cathedrals, Hindu temples and more — was ...

Nestled in the Qalamoun mountains, about 56 kilometers northeast of Damascus, the historic Syrian town of Maaloula is one of the ...

As a Catholic in the Middle East, Aboud is accustomed to confronting life's challenges, and it will take more than a pushy ...

Traditional sources and scholars have long hypothesized the location of this sacred chest. But tracing its whereabouts is ...

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A pontiff who listens more than he speaks, the 70-year-old Chicagoan is positioning himself as an antidote to an era of towering egos.

Pope Leo XIV begins a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon on Thursday, his first foreign trip since his election and one on which he’s expected to emphasize key themes of his fledgling pontificate – ...