Festivities began March 9 with a vigil Mass at the parish to commence the March 10–18 novena leading up to the feast day ...

The celestial transit began at 11:57 p.m. EDT on Thursday and ended Friday at 6 a.m. EDT ... over the Sheikh Zayed Grand ...

Pope Francis on Friday marked one month in the hospital where he is being treated for double pneumonia, with signs in recent ...

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Pope Francis spent a “calm night” as he marked three weeks in hospital with pneumonia, the Vatican said Friday, the day after ...

Muslims in the Middle East are observing the holy month of Ramadan under exceptional circumstances. Ramadan is seen as a time ...

Bucknell's men's basketball team closed out the regular season with a flourish on Saturday, putting all five starters in double figures in a 94-81 win at Holy Cross, a victory that secured a share ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Samsul Anwar participates in a torch parade ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Tangerang ...

TANGERANG, Indonesia (AP) — Ramadan is a time of togetherness for Muslims, as they fill mosques for hours of prayer and share large, lavish meals with family, friends and neighbors after days of ...

This year, Ash Wednesday is on March 5th, 2025. Lent consists of six weeks leading up to Easter and ends either on Maundy Thursday (April, 17th, 2025) or Holy Saturday (April 19th, 2025), depending on ...

“Due to the complexity of the clinical picture, further days of clinical stability are needed to clarify the prognosis,” the Vatican said Thursday. The Holy See Press Office confirmed the pope ...

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts for 40 days. As is typical, the observance ends on Holy Thursday at sundown. Like Ash Wednesday and Easter, the date of Holy Thursday fluctuates from year to ...