Wooden prayer beads are crafted with care, combining natural materials with expert detailing to create smooth and polished ...

This high-status gift is one of the many ways meteoritic iron was revered by ancient civilizations. One of the earliest Egyptian hieroglyphics for iron seems to be derived from a longer phrase ...

Pope Francis shows slight improvement in his battle with double pneumonia, but remains in guarded condition, the Vatican reports. Despite health challenges, he continues to work and make key ...

When Mother Angelica started the EWTN Religious Catalogue Show in 1994, she did so to ensure viewers understood the ...

It originated from French tradition and began as an annual carnival celebration in Louisiana in the 1700s. Today, it has become a month-long event in New Orleans with parades through the French ...

Among my closest friends, a “tribe” I see and listen to every day (virtually, that is) are the members of my Assumption ...

Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square Monday evening to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his suffering, hope for his recovery and gratitude ...

Transgender activists often shunned by society say they have found rare acceptance at India's Hindu Kumbh Mela festival by ...

“Komboloi” is the Greek word for worry beads, derived from the Greek word “komboskini,” meaning prayer rope. Traditionally, worry beads were made with an odd number of beads, with a length roughly two ...

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that Hamas transferred to Israel a body of “a Gazan woman in coffin” ...

By Griffin Mancuso Photo by Griffin Mancuso | Sarai Bordeaux starts off the People’s Mic Poetry Slam calling for the audience to take care of themselves and let themselves process their emotions.