St. John died in a building behind the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral on Capitol Hill. The room where he died is a ...

From royalty to prominent world leaders, thousands of people to gather in the Vatican to pay their respects to Pope Francis.

Prior to his death, though, Pope Francis himself requested to skip tradition with his buria l by being placed inside just one ...

In the Bible, it becomes, by extension ... which explains its presence as protection in many pagan rituals. In the Catholic tradition, until before Vatican II, baptismal water was systematically ...

With the holy commemorations of Good Friday and Easter for Roman Catholics, Orthodox Greeks and other Christian denominations ...

Tuesday Matins: presented by St. Nicholas Orthodox Church at 7 a.m. in person at 102 Ross Ave. in San Anselmo. Go to stnicholasmarin.org. Mondays Mass: presented by Mill Valley's Our Lady of Mount ...

Photo: Adobe Stock The reign of Pope Francis ended on Easter Monday, marking nearly 12 years as the head of the Catholic ...

That is the main reason most popes in history have chosen the name John. After stating his new name, the new Pope is taken to ...

At All Saints Shrine, there are first-class relics of Teresa of ávila, Thomas More, John Fisher, Padre Pio and Pope Pius X, ...

Because God is the only stable thing in and beyond the universe. Everything else eventually will pass away: our work, our family, our home, our country, and even our planet. However, God will remain ...

In a small church tucked into a side street in northern China's Hebei province, a group of around 10 people gathered for ...