An ancient Greek snake altar made to appease the gods of the underworld was just unearthed in southern Turkey. Though the ancient city in which it was found is believed to be the birthplace of Santa ...

Cardinal Wilton Gregory, apostolic administrator of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, celebrates the Eucharistic ...

My friend, Roman, is an artist and iconographer who lives in Kyiv, Ukraine. If you have attended Mass at Saint Ann Church or ...

From the hushed prayers in a hospital chapel to the flickering candles outside Gemelli Hospital, Pope Francis' ...

Police are now investigating the alleged theft of funds from a Roman Catholic Church by its priest weeks after the ...

Two dozen works from museums and private collectors around the world are on display, with some reunited for the first time in ...

Architects Bella and Richard Parker share how they renovated a higgledy-piggledy hillside cottage in Somerset into a quirky ...

War can be understood as a modern, secular form of human sacrifice and a manifestation of sacrificial logic, particularly when viewed through the lens of ritual, symbolism and communal narratives.

Online shopping has become a way of life — even for the Catholic Church. In preparation for Ash Wednesday, a rising number of ...

During the upcoming Jubilee year, millions of Christian pilgrims will flock to the Eternal City’s innumerable holy places.

As Catholics journey towards Calvary, they undertake many particular practices and devotions during the Lenten season.