HYDERABAD: The melodious notes of carols filled Hyderabad’s air on Wednesday as the Christian community got ready to usher in the festival of joy — Christmas. But the celebrations, while upholding old ...

VATICAN CITY — A day after closing out the 2025 Holy Year, Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday opened a new phase of his pontificate by ...

(RNS) — 'The important thing,' said a Dominican friar, 'is to let your heart be engaged and let God love you sacramentally.' (RNS) — If you’re one of 60% of Catholics who go to church rarely — or ...

Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic figure in Israel and the Palestinian territories, presides over Christmas Mass from the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, the only ...

Pope Leo XIV speaks with the College of Cardinals at the Vatican during an audience May 10, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – One could perhaps summarize Pope Leo XIV’s high profile meeting ...

In solidarity with Pope Leo XIV, Archbishop Ryan P. Jimenez invites all faithful to join the Archdiocese of Agana as it officially culminates the Jubilee Year of Hope on Tuesday, Jan. 6, at the Dulce ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Father David Esquiliano has a lot of titles here in Siouxland, including priest, Judicial Vicar, and Board President of Siouxland Soup Kitchen. In December, he officially added one ...

Nu Holdings (NU +5.41%), a Latin American digital banking firm, finished Monday at $17.94, up 5.41% after setting a new intraday record. Monday’s trading highlighted investor focus on Latin American ...

The last time the U.S. military conducted an operation in Latin America to remove a troublesome dictator was in 1989. Then-President George H.W. Bush authorized a raid to extract Manuel Noriega, the ...

Priests as well as the lay faithful are voicing criticisms after Bishop Michael Martin of the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, issued a pastoral letter last week prohibiting the use of altar ...

The Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff has released Pope Leo’s calendar for January and February, ...

Observed each year during the Feast of the Black Nazarene, the Traslación draws millions of devotees to Manila’s streets, ...