Tag: Christianity
9/11 Museum acquires prayer bench used by Rev. Mychal Judge
NEW YORK — A prayer bench used by the Rev. Mychal Judge, a Fire Department chaplain killed in the collapse of the World Trade...
Mormons hold conference virtually for third straight time
SALT LAKE CITY — For the third consecutive time, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will hold its signature conference this weekend...
Pope urges hope amid ‘darkness’ of pandemic in Easter vigil
ROME — Pope Francis urged his coronavirus-weary flock to not lose hope even through the continued “dark months” of the pandemic as he celebrated...
Christians mark Good Friday as holy sites gradually reopen
JERUSALEM — Christians in the Holy Land are marking Good Friday this year amid signs the coronavirus crisis is winding down, with religious sites...
Pope opens final Holy Week services, skips Last Supper rite
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis opened the solemn final days of Holy Week with a morning Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica but planned to...
Catholic women’s groups protest Vatican’s gay union stance
BERLIN — Five Catholic women's organizations in German-speaking areas have released an open letter calling for the Vatican to reverse its position that priests...
Holy days arrive for the faithful as pandemic eases in US
For Christians across the United States, Easter services on Sunday will reflect an extra measure of joy as the nation experiences rising optimism after...
Holy days arrive for the faithful as pandemic eases in US
For Christians across the United States, Easter services on Sunday will reflect an extra measure of joy as the nation experiences rising optimism after...
UN condemns Palm Sunday `terrorist act’ on Indonesian church
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council late Tuesday condemned a bombing at an Indonesian church on Palm Sunday as a “cowardly terrorist attack”...
Swiss banker to Venezuelan kleptocrats becomes star witness
MIAMI — Matthias Krull pulls up his pant leg and slides a gardening shear on the ankle monitor that for two years has been...
